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[COVID-19] NCDC Confirms 1,064 New Cases, Thirteen Deaths

  • Total cases confirmed – 186,635
  • Total cases discharged – 168,320
  • Total deaths recorded – 2,260

The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 186,635 COVID-19 cases.

In its latest case update dated August 20, the NCDC reports 1,064 new cases with 13 COVID-related deaths.

Read also: [COVID-19] NCDC Announces 674 New Cases, Eight Deaths

The new cases were reported in the FCT and 9 states – Lagos-776, Rivers-143, Ekiti-49, Kwara-33, Ogun-21, Benue-18, Oyo-13, FCT-5, Osun-4 and Yobe-2.

According to the NCDC, 0 cases were in reported in Abia, Imo, Kano, Nasarawa, Ondo, Plateau and Sokoto.

EKO HOT BLOG gathers that out of the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 168,320 cases have been discharged while the death toll has risen to 2,260.

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