…3 more people die of COVID-19
The nation’s health agency, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the addition of 354 fresh COVID-19 infections in the country.
This was disclosed on Wednesday on its official Twitter handle, as it revealed loss of 3 lives claimed by the pandemic.
The figures put the total confirmed cases at 45,224 as discharged cases are 32,430 and aggregate death toll hits 930.
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COVID-19 Case Update- as at Thursday, August 6, 2020
- Total Number of Confirmed Cases – 45,224
- Total Number of Discharged Cases – 32,430
- Total Active Cases – 11,884
- Total Deaths – 930
- Total Tests Carried out – 306,894
The 457 new cases are reported from 16 states and Federal Capital Territory as Abuja (FCT) takes the lead having the highest number of COVID-19 infections.
The statistics are given as FCT (78), Lagos (76), Kaduna (23), Ebonyi (19), Oyo (18), Nasarawa (17), Rivers (17), Delta (16), Kwara (15), Akwa Ibom (13), Edo (12), Ogun (12), Plateau (11), Kano (9), Bauchi (6), Borno (6), Ekiti (6)