As Nigeria continues its fight against Coronavirus, 160 new cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed, totalling the number of confirmed cases to 53,477.
This was revealed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Friday.
The centre, NCDC further revealed on the 28th of August 2020 that no death was recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 53477 cases have been confirmed, 41017 cases have been discharged and 1011 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 160 new cases are reported from 15 states- Plateau (44), Lagos (27), Katsina (18), Edo (15), FCT (14), Ondo (10), Oyo (9), Kwara (6), Abia (4), Nasarawa (4), Kano (3), Ekiti (2), Kaduna (2), Kebbi (1), Ogun (1),” the NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 18,056 | 2,627 | 15,227 | 202 |
| FCT | 5,094 | 3,572 | 1,472 | 50 |
| Oyo | 3,091 | 1,136 | 1,918 | 37 |
| Edo | 2,555 | 186 | 2,269 | 100 |
| Plateau | 2,330 | 1,065 | 1,236 | 29 |
| Rivers | 2,128 | 136 | 1,935 | 57 |
| Kaduna | 2,098 | 207 | 1,879 | 12 |
| Delta | 1,730 | 143 | 1,540 | 47 |
| Kano | 1,722 | 161 | 1,507 | 54 |
| Ogun | 1,637 | 142 | 1,469 | 26 |
| Ondo | 1,524 | 148 | 1,345 | 31 |
| Enugu | 1,142 | 214 | 907 | 21 |
| Ebonyi | 971 | 13 | 931 | 27 |
| Kwara | 950 | 152 | 773 | 25 |
| Osun | 775 | 48 | 711 | 16 |
| Katsina | 771 | 290 | 457 | 24 |
| Abia | 759 | 83 | 669 | 7 |
| Borno | 740 | 41 | 663 | 36 |
| Gombe | 722 | 90 | 609 | 23 |
| Bauchi | 657 | 95 | 548 | 14 |
| Imo | 526 | 323 | 192 | 11 |
| Benue | 451 | 301 | 141 | 9 |
| Nasarawa | 427 | 117 | 298 | 12 |
| Bayelsa | 378 | 26 | 331 | 21 |
| Jigawa | 322 | 3 | 308 | 11 |
| Akwa Ibom | 278 | 41 | 229 | 8 |
| Ekiti | 249 | 112 | 133 | 4 |
| Niger | 241 | 15 | 214 | 12 |
| Adamawa | 217 | 43 | 159 | 15 |
| Anambra | 207 | 30 | 159 | 18 |
| Sokoto | 158 | 4 | 138 | 16 |
| Kebbi | 92 | 2 | 82 | 8 |
| Taraba | 87 | 9 | 73 | 5 |
| Cross River | 82 | 4 | 70 | 8 |
| Zamfara | 78 | 1 | 72 | 5 |
| Yobe | 67 | 0 | 59 | 8 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 |
160 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Plateau-44
Lagos-27
Katsina-18
Edo-15
FCT-14
Ondo-10
Oyo-9
Kwara-6
Abia-4
Nasarawa-4
Kano-3
Ekiti-2
Kaduna-2
Kebbi-1
Ogun-153,477 confirmed
41,017 discharged
1,011 deaths pic.twitter.com/0Bc6jTPG38— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 28, 2020
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