THE Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday, reported 298 new cases of COVID-19.
Though, no case was reported in Delta State, the NCDC stated on its verified Twitter handle that Nigeria now has 49,068 confirmed COVID-19 cases,
“On the 16th of August, 2020, 298 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 49,068 cases have been confirmed, 36,497 cases have been discharged and 975 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 298 new cases are reported from 16 states – Plateau (108), Kaduna (49), Lagos (47), Ogun (18), Osun (17), FCT (15), Ondo (14), Edo (8), Oyo (6), Akwa Ibom (4), Cross River (4), Borno (3), Ekiti (2), Bauchi (1), Kano (1) and Rivers (1)
“A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.”
