COVID-19: Nigeria Records 593 New Confirmed Cases, 4 Deaths

• Nigeria Records 593 New Confirmed Cases, 4 Deaths

On the 19th of August 2020, 593 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) gave the update via it’s Twitter page.

Till date, 50488 cases have been confirmed, 37304 cases have been discharged and 985 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

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The agency added that the 593 new cases were reported from 16 states- Plateau (186), Lagos (172), FCT (62), Oyo (27), Delta (25), Rivers (20), Ondo (19), Edo (18), Kaduna (17), Enugu (12), Akwa Ibom (10), Ogun (7), Abia (6), Gombe (6), Kano (3) and Osun (3)

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