Nigeria records 354 new coronavirus cases with 3 more deaths

Bayo Wahab 00:38 - 07 August 2020

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

The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria now stands at 45,244.

The total of Coronavirus-related deaths in Nigeria has risen to 930 following the announcement of 354 new cases on Thursday, August 6, 2020.

In its latest daily updates, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that the new cases were confirmed in 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

According to the NCDC, Abuja recorded the highest number of new cases with 78 new infections, followed by Lagos, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria, with 76 new cases.

In Kaduna, 23 more cases were detected, 19 in Ebonyi, 18 in Oyo, 17 each in Nasarawa and Rivers, 16 in Delta, 15 in Kwara, 13 in Akwa Ibom, 12 each in Edo and Ogun and 11 in Plateau state.

While nine more cases were confirmed in Kano, six cases each were reported in Bauchi, Borno and Ekiti state.