Nigeria records 453 new coronavirus cases with 6 more deaths

Bayo Wahab 23:52 - 08 August 2020

A health worker on the front line of Nigeria's battle to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease [NCDC]

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has exceeded 46,000 with 453 new cases recorded on Saturday, August 8, 2020.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily updates said the the new cases were confirmed in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

According to the updates, Abuja records the highest number of new cases with 75, followed by Lagos with 70 new cases.

453 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-75
Lagos-71
Benue-53
Delta-39
Borno-30
Enugu-25
Plateau-24
Osun-20
Abia-19
Oyo-17
Kaduna-16
Kano-13
Ebonyi-13
Ogun-9
Kwara-7
Ondo-6
Gombe-3
Ekiti-2
Akwa Ibom-1
Rivers-1

46,140 confirmed
33,044 discharged
942 deaths pic.twitter.com/2DrEcdQTN5
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 8, 2020

In Benue state, 53 more cases were detected, 39 in Delta, 30 in Borno, 25 in Enugu, 24 in Plateau, 20 in Osun, 19 in Abia, 17 in Oyo, 16 in Kaduna, 13 each in Kano and Ebonyi.

Other states where coronavirus were recorded included Ogun (9), Kwara (7) Ondo (6) Gombe (3), Ekiti (2 ) Akwa Ibom and Rivers (1).