On the 27th of August 2020, 296 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this via it official micro blogging site, Twitter.
Till date, 53317 cases have been confirmed, 40726 cases have been discharged and 1011 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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The 296 new cases are reported from 17 states- Plateau (85), Enugu (46), Oyo (31), Lagos (21), Rivers (20), FCT (15), Kaduna (13), Bauchi (12), Delta (11), Ekiti (11), Akwa Ibom (7), Ebonyi (6), Kwara (5), Ogun (4), Osun (4), Gombe (3), Niger (2).
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