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    Nigeria announces 298 new coronavirus cases

    Chronicle EditorBy Chronicle EditorAugust 17, 2020No Comments1 Min Read
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    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 298 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Sunday.

    The 298 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 49,068.

    The NCDC also announced the discharge of 207 patients from isolation centers across the country with one new death reported.

    Plateau state recorded the most cases on Sunday with 108 new cases while Kaduna reported 49 new cases.

    • Nigeria announces 325 new coronavirus cases

    Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 47 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 16503.

    Other states are Ogun-18, Osun-17, FCT-15, Ondo-14, Edo-8, Oyo-6, Akwa Ibom-4, Cross River-4, Borno-3, Ekiti-2, Bauchi-1, Kano-1 and Rivers-1.

    NCDC reports that there are 49,068 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria with 36,497 discharged and 975 deaths.

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