329 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the total to 48,445 in the country.
This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday via its verified Twitter handle.
Out of the new cases, Lagos topped the list with 113 infections, followed by Kaduna with 49. Others are FCT-33, Plateau-24, Kano-16, Edo-15, Ogun-14, Delta-13, Osun-10, Oyo-8, Ekiti-6, Bayelsa-6, Akwa Ibom-5, Borno-4, Enugu-4, Ebonyi-3, Rivers-2, Bauchi-1, Nasarawa-1, Gombe-1 and Niger-1.
Fatalities increased by seven to 973, while recoveries rose to 35,998 in the country.
A breakdown of the cases as reported by NCDC reads below:
329 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 14, 2020
Lagos-113
Kaduna-49
FCT-33
Plateau-24
Kano-16
Edo-15
Ogun-14
Delta-13
Osun-10
Oyo-8
Ekiti-6
Bayelsa-6
Akwa Ibom-5
Borno-4
Enugu-4
Ebonyi-3
Rivers-2
Bauchi-1
Nasarawa-1
Gombe-1
Niger-1
48,445 confirmed
35,998 discharged
973 deaths pic.twitter.com/LRMcOUlgZA
