On the 17th of August 2020, 417 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Twitter, while delivering daily COVID-19 update.
Till date, 49485 cases have been confirmed, 36834 cases have been discharged and 977 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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The 417 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos(207), Kaduna(44), Ondo(38), Abia(28), Anambra(21), Plateau(20), Bauchi(13), Oyo(9), Ebonyi(9), Delta(7), Edo(7), Enugu(6), Niger(3), Gombe(2), Ogun(1), FCT(1) and Kano(1)
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