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Onyxnews Nigeria reports that Nigeria has recorded new cases of ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, the total number of the disease confirmed in the country is now 44,890.
This reliable online news platform also reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the announcement that 457 new cases of the pandemic infection have been detected in Nigeria, making all cases of the disease 44,890 in the country, with 32,165 discharged cases and 927 deaths.
Onyxnews Nigeria understands that the NCDC confirmed 457 new cases of COVID-19 via the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Wednesday night, August 5th 2020.
NCDC recorded that with 457 COVID-19 cases confirmed on Wednesday night, 137 was detected in Lagos, FCT-76, Plateau-40, Rivers-35, Enugu-34, Oyo-25, Abia-23, Delta-12, Edo-11, Ebonyi-11, Cross River-10, Kwara-10, Kaduna-9, Anambra-7, Ogun-5, Imo-3, Bauchi-3, Osun-2, Nasarawa-2, Kano-1, Ekiti-1.
NCDC said through Twitter: “457 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-137
FCT-76
Plateau-40
Rivers-35
Enugu-34
Oyo-25
Abia-23
Delta-12
Edo-11
Ebonyi-11
Cross River-10
Kwara-10
Kaduna-9
Anambra-7
Ogun-5
Imo-3
Bauchi-3
Osun-2
Nasarawa-2
Kano-1
Ekiti-1
44,890 confirmed
32,165 discharged
927 deaths.”
457 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-137
FCT-76
Plateau-40
Rivers-35
Enugu-34
Oyo-25
Abia-23
Delta-12
Edo-11
Ebonyi-11
Cross River-10
Kwara-10
Kaduna-9
Anambra-7
Ogun-5
Imo-3
Bauchi-3
Osun-2
Nasarawa-2
Kano-1
Ekiti-144,890 confirmed
32,165 discharged
927 deaths pic.twitter.com/Nzupdh7X2i— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 5, 2020
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