LAGOS RECORDS HIGHEST DAILY POSITIVE CORONAVIRUS CASE OF 404 AS NIGERIA RECORDS 601 NEW PATIENTS

601 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-404
FCT-37
Oyo-19
Ondo-14
Abia-13
Enugu-13
Kaduna-13
Edo-12
Kano-12
Kwara-11
Ebonyi-10
Nasarawa-7
Ogun-6
Osun-5
Delta-5
Niger-5
Plateau-4
Bayelsa-4
Katsina-3
Ekiti-2
Imo-2
https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1297300443996000257?s=19

Highlights
On the 22nd of August 2020, 601 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria
Till date, 51905 cases have been confirmed, 38767 cases have been discharged and 997 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 601 new cases are reported from 21 states- Lagos(404), FCT(37), Oyo(19), Ondo(14), Abia(13), Enugu(13), Kaduna(13), Edo(12), Kano(12), Kwara(11), Ebonyi(10), Nasarawa(7), Ogun(6), Osun(5), Delta(5), Niger(5), Plateau(4), Bayelsa(4), Katsina(3), Ekiti(2), Imo(2)
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities