COVID-19 Update: NCDC reports 354 cases of coronavirus

On Thursday, 6th of August, 2020, Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 354 new cases of the deadly virus.

According to their report, the capital city, that is, Abuja came out with the highest number of cases, precisely 78 new cases, while Lagos State came in second with 76 new cases. Kaduna and Ebonyi had the third and fourth highest number of new cases with 23 and 19 respectively. 

Other Nigerian states with new cases include Oyo–18;  Nasarawa–17;  Rivers–17; Delta-6; Kwara–15; Akwa Ibom–13; Edo–12, Ogun-2, Plateau–11; Kano–9; Bauchi–6; Borno–6 and Ekiti  -6.

Currently, the state (Nigeria) has a total number of 45,244 confirmed cases while the number of fatalities is currently 930. The number of discharged patients seems to increase on a daily basis as it is now confirmed that 32,430 infected patients have all recovered. 

Check the image below to know the total number of infected patients for each state;