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[COVID-19] NCDC Confirms 308 New Cases, Eight Fatalities

  • Total cases confirmed – 187,023
  • Total cases discharged – 168,455
  • Total deaths recorded – 2,268

The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 187,023 COVID-19 cases.

In its latest case update dated August 21, the NCDC reports 308 new cases with 8 COVID-related deaths.

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

The new cases were reported in the FCT and 11 states – Lagos-166, Akwa Ibom-89, Rivers-76, Oyo-15, Edo-12, Benue-11, Delta-7, FCT-4, Ogun-4, Katsina-2, Gombe-1 and Nasarawa-1.

According to the NCDC, 0 cases were in reported in Ekiti, Kaduna, Kano, Ondo, Plateau and Sokoto States.

EKO HOT BLOG gathers that out of the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 168,455 cases have been discharged while the death toll has risen to 2,268.

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