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Nigeria’s coronavirus cases top 48, 000

August 14, 2020

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Nigeria on Thursday reported 373 confirmed new cases of the deadly coronavirus to bring the tally in the country to 48, 116 with 34, 309 recoveries and 966 deaths (10 new).

According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, Lagos recorded 69, Osun 41 and Kaduna 40.

The NCDC also said it has tested 341, 421 samples as at August 12, 2020.

373 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-69
Osun-41
Kaduna-40
Oyo-40
FCT-35
Plateau-22
Rivers-19
Kano-17
Ondo-17
Ogun-15
Abia-14
Gombe-12
Imo-9
Enugu-7
Kwara-6
Delta-5
Niger-2
Borno-1
Bauchi-1
Nasarawa-1
48,116 confirmed
34,309 discharged
966 deaths pic.twitter.com/4ZJDiYeN8a

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 13, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet #TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/rh7eUJyBtl
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 13, 2020

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