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