Nigeria Records 410 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 49,895

On Tuesday August 18, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed additional 410 new cases of the ravaging coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The 410 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infection cases to 49,895.

The agency made this known via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Tuesday. Of the 49,895 confirmed cases however, the agency noted that 37,051 patients have been discharged while 981 deaths have been recorded.

The 410 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria recorded from across the country are as follows:

Lagos-210

FCT-45

Ondo-30

Plateau-21

Edo-19

Ogun-16

Oyo-13

Nasarawa-12

Bauchi-11

Enugu-10

Kwara-7

Kaduna-6

Anambra-4

Ebonyi-3

Abia-2

Rivers-1