Lagos records 15 new cases as NCDC announces 138 more cases

Bayo Wahab 03:35 - 31 August 2020

Testing time: A patient in Maiduguri, northern Nigeria, provides a sample for the coronavirus lab

Nigeria has now recorded a total of 53,835 cases of COVID-19 infections following the announcement of 138 new cases in the country.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the new cases on Sunday, August 30, 20202, in 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

According to the NCDC, the bulk of the new cases were confirmed in Plateau State with 55 cases.

Surprisingly, Lagos, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria recorded only 15 cases, while Ebonyi and Oyo states recorded 11 cases each.

138 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Plateau-55
Lagos-15
Ebonyi-11
Oyo-11
Abia-8
Anambra-7
FCT-7
Rivers-7
Kaduna-6
Ondo-5
Kwara-3
Bauchi-1
Benue-1
Edo-1

53,865 confirmed
41,513 discharged
1,013 deaths pic.twitter.com/HfTvUqmYXc
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 30, 2020

In Abia, eight cases were detected, Seven each in Anambra, Abuja and Rivers, six in Kaduna, five in Ondo, three in Kwara and one case each in Bauchi, Benue and Edo state.