COVID-19 Update: NCDC Reports 373 New Cases, Tally Reaches 48,116

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BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 373 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) late on Thursday night, bringing the nation’s tally of confirmed infection cases to 48,116.

The Centre also said on its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov that 10 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the countrywide fatality figure to 966 deaths.

However, in one of the tweets on its official website attributed to @chinwe_ochu on @hitfmcalabar959, the NCDC cautioned that; “The low #COVID19 death rates in Nigeria isn’t a reason for public disbelief, people work hard every day to mitigate the impact of the pandemic”

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The tweet further said; “We advice the public to adhere to recommended measures & stay safe”#WearAMask#TakeResponsibility “

For the day’s highlights, the Centre explained that: “On the 13th of August 2020, 373 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 48,116 cases have been confirmed, 34,309 cases have been discharged and 966 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

It also stated that the 373 new cases reported from 20 states across the country indicated thus: Lagos – (69), Osun – (41), Kaduna – (40), Oyo – (40), FCT – (35), Plateau – (22), Rivers – (19), Kano- (17) and Ondo – (17),

The daily infection chart of Thursday, August 13, 2020 also include: Ogun – (15), Abia – (14), Gombe – (12), Imo- (9), Enugu – (7), Kwara – (6), Delta – (5), Niger- (2), Borno- (1), Bauchi – (1) and Nasarawa – (1).

COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

341,421

Confirmed Cases

48,116

Active Cases

12,841

Discharged Cases

34,309

Death

966

Confirmed Cases By State

States AffectedNo. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)No. of Cases (on admission)No. DischargedNo. of Deaths
Lagos16,2562,92313,132201
FCT4,6323,2611,32546
Oyo2,9351,4001,50431
Edo2,3991782,121100
Rivers1,9911601,77556
Kaduna1,7062011,49312
Plateau1,66590573624
Kano1,6612871,32054
Delta1,6261521,43044
Ogun1,5212091,28824
Ondo1,37357577028
Enugu97630765019
Ebonyi9083085226
Kwara88827459123
Katsina74626545724
Osun71936534113
Borno6988657636
Abia6771265465
Gombe6474857623
Bauchi5803353314
Imo49431616810
Benue4302821399
Nasarawa3721412238
Bayelsa346931621
Jigawa322330811
Akwa Ibom241262078
Niger2284816812
Ekiti194110813
Adamawa1856910412
Anambra156713118
Sokoto154013816
Kebbi900828
Taraba7819554
Zamfara771715
Cross River7323428
Yobe672578
Kogi5032

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