Coronavirus cases have increased by 325 to 48,770 in the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Saturday night via its verified Twitter handle.
Of the 325 new cases Lagos topped the list with 87 infections, followed by FCT with 49. Others are Gombe-28, Ebonyi-20, Plateau-19, Kwara-18, Enugu-17, Imo-12, Rivers-12, Kaduna-11, Ogun-10, Edo-9, Oyo-9, Ondo-8, Osun-8, Ekiti-4, Borno-1, Kano-1, Bauchi-1 and Nasarawa-1.
Only one death was recorded takin the total to 974, while recoveries int he country rose to 36,290.
A breakdown of the cases as reported by NCDC reads below:
325 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 15, 2020
Lagos-87
FCT-49
Gombe-28
Ebonyi-20
Plateau-19
Kwara-18
Enugu-17
Imo-12
Rivers-12
Kaduna-11
Ogun-10
Edo-9
Oyo-9
Ondo-8
Osun-8
Ekiti-4
Borno-1
Kano-1
Bauchi-1
Nasarawa-1
48,770 confirmed
36,290 discharged
974 deaths pic.twitter.com/0SI1CE4DAR
