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Covid-19 cases in Nigeria hit 50,488

Last updated: August 20, 2020 8:21 am
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Nigeria now has 50,488 confirmed Covid-19 cases as 593 new infections are reported in 16 states.

Plateau State leads in new infections with 186 cases; Lagos-172; FCT-62; Oyo-27; Delta-25; Rivers-20 and Ondo-19.

Edo has 18 new cases; Kaduna-17; Enugu-12; Akwa Ibom-10; Ogun-7; Abia and Gombe-6 each; Kano and Osun-3 each.

There are 253 Covid-19 patients discharged across Nigeria bringing the total number of successfully treated cases to 37,304.

Meanwhile, 4 Covid-19 fatalities have been reported in the last 24 hours in Nigeria as national death toll rises to 985

(Editor: Terverr Tyav)

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