PLATEAU OVERSHOOTS LAGOS AGAIN IN DAILY CORONAVIRUS POSITIVE FIGURES AS NIGERIA’S CONFIRMED CASES NOW OVER 50,000

By Abuja Reporters On Aug 20, 2020 0

593 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

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
Osun-3

https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1296207008698441729?s=19

Highlights
On the 19th of August 2020, 593 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
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
The 593 new cases are 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)
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activitie