354 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, taking the total to 45,244 in the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) broke the news on Thursday night via its verified Twitter handle.
Of the 354 new cases, FCT recorded the highest daily infections with 78, closely followed by Lagos with 76. Others are Kaduna-23, Ebonyi-19, Oyo-18, Nasarawa-17, Rivers-17, Delta-16, Kwara-15, Akwa Ibom-13, Edo-12, Ogun-12, Plateau-11, Kano-9, Bauchi-6, Borno-6 and Ekiti-6.
Death toll increased by three to 930, while total discharged cases rose to 32,430 in the country.
A breakdown of the cases by NCDC reads below:
354 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 6, 2020
FCT-78
Lagos-76
Kaduna-23
Ebonyi-19
Oyo-18
Nasarawa-17
Rivers-17
Delta-16
Kwara-15
Akwa Ibom-13
Edo-12
Ogun-12
Plateau-11
Kano-9
Bauchi-6
Borno-6
Ekiti-6
45,244 confirmed
32,430 discharged
930 deaths pic.twitter.com/CEtNUyiHpC
