Nigeria records 321 new cases of COVID-19 as total hits 52548

As Nigeria continues its fight against Coronavirus, 321 new confirmed cases of the deadly virus and 2 deaths were recorded on Monday’s night.

This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on August 24, 2020.

According to the NCDC, 52548 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, 39257 cases have been discharged and 1004 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

NCDC revealed that the breakdown of the 321 new cases are reported from 24 states which are namely: Lagos (98), FCT (34), Kaduna (30), Nasarawa (25), Benue (21), Plateau (17), Rivers (15), Adamawa (11), Ogun (11), Enugu (9), Edo (8), Delta (7), Ekiti (7), Gombe (5), Ebonyi (4), Bayelsa (3), Kano (3), Ondo (3), Cross River (2), Imo (2), Kebbi (2), Niger (2), Abia (1), Bauchi (1).

NCDC added that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.