…COVID-19 has killed 4 more people
The nation’s health agency, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 410 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in the country.
It was revealed on Tuesday on its official Twitter handle.
The Centre also revealed that 4 persons died from the COVID-19 pandemic in the latest statistics.
The figures put the total confirmed cases at 49,895 as discharged cases are 37,051 and aggregate death toll hits 981.
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COVID-19 Case Update- as at Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Total Number of Confirmed Cases – 49,895
Total Number of Discharged Cases – 37,051
Total Active Cases – 11,863
Total Deaths – 981
Total Tests Carried out – 355,196
The 410 new cases are reported from 15 states and Federal Capital Territory as Lagos takes the highest number of infections.
The statistics are given as: Lagos (210), FCT (45), Ondo (30), Plateau (21), Edo (19), Ogun (16), Oyo (13), Nasarawa (12), Bauchi (11), Enugu (10), Kwara (7), Kaduna (6), Anambra (4), Ebonyi (3), Abia (2), and Rivers (1).
