Coronavirus cases exceed 50,000 as Nigeria confirms 593 new cases

Bayo Wahab 00:58 - 20 August 2020

Coronavirus testing at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in northern Nigeria

The total number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus cases in Nigeria has now surpassed 50,000 following the announcement of almost 600 new cases on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. 

The new cases according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) were confirmed in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with Plateau state recording the highest number of cases.

Out of 593 new cases announced, 186 were detected in Plateau state followed by Lagos, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria with 172 new cases.

593 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Plateau-186
Lagos-172
FCT-62
Oyo-27
Delta-25
Rivers-20
Ondo-19
Edo-18
Kaduna-17
Enugu-12
Akwa Ibom-10
Ogun-7
Abia-6
Gombe-6
Kano-3
Osun-3

50,488 confirmed
37,304 discharged
985 deaths pic.twitter.com/GNVBb96U0E
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 19, 2020

While Abuja recorded 62 more cases of the infections, Oyo detected 27 cases, 25 in Delta, 20 in Rivers, 19 in Ondo, 18 in Edo, 17 in Kaduna, 12 in Enugu, 10 in Akwa-Ibom.

In Ogun, seven more cases were confirmed. Six cases each were in Abia and Gombe. Kano and Osun also confirmed three new cases.