221 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, pushing the total to 53,021 in the country.
This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night via its verified Twitter handle.
Plateau topped the list of new cases with 60, followed by FCT with 33. Others are Kaduna-26, Rivers-18, Lagos-17, Enugu-9, Kwara-9, Ondo-9, Nasarawa-6, Gombe-5, Anambra-5, Delta-4, Abia-4, Imo-3, Edo-2, Ogun-2, Oyo-2, Osun-2, Bauchi-1 and Kano-1.
Total discharged rose to 40,281, while fatalities in the country hit 1,010.
A breakdown of the cases as reported by NCDC reads below:
221 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 26, 2020
Plateau-60
FCT-33
Kaduna-26
Rivers-18
Lagos-17
Enugu-9
Kwara-9
Ondo-9
Nasarawa-6
Gombe-5
Anambra-5
Delta-4
Abia-4
Imo-3
Edo-2
Ogun-2
Oyo-2
Osun-2
Bauchi-1
Kano-1
53,021 confirmed
40,281 discharged
1,010 deaths pic.twitter.com/IkkSXjy6GL
