…10 more people killed by COVID-19
The nation’s health agency, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the addition of 373 new COVID-19 infections in the country.
It was disclosed on Thursday on its official Twitter handle, as it also revealed loss of 10 lives claimed by the pandemic.
The figures put the total confirmed cases at 48,116 as discharged cases are 34,309 and aggregate death toll hits 966.
COVID-19 Case Update- as at Thursday, August 13, 2020
Total Number of Confirmed Cases – 48,116
Total Number of Discharged Cases – 34,309
Total Active Cases – 12,841
Total Deaths – 966
Total Tests Carried out – 341,421
The 373 new cases are reported from 19 states and Federal Capital Territory as Lagos takes the highest number of infections.
The statistics are given as: Lagos (69), Osun (41), Kaduna (40), Oyo (40), FCT (35), Plateau (22), Rivers (19), Kano (17), Ondo (17), Ogun (15), Abia (14), Gombe (12), Imo (9), Enugu (7), Kwara (6), Delta (5), Niger (2), Borno (1), Bauchi (1) and Nasarawa (1).
