The number of people who died from the virulent COVID-19 infection in Nigeria is now 1002.
This development is contained in the daily situation report of COVID-19 by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control which is posted on its official twitter page.
The agency also disclosed that the country has confirmed 322 COVID-19 cases.
According to the agency, of the 322 fresh cases, 130 are confirmed in Lagos, Bauchi-36, FCT-25, Edo-17, Bayelsa-14, Ogun-14, Oyo-14, Anambra-13, Kaduna-12, Ondo-11, Abia-10, Osun-6, Plateau-5, Kwara-5, Kano-4, Ebonyi-3, Sokoto-2, Borno-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 52,227 confirmed with 38,945 discharged and 1002 recorded.
322 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-130
Bauchi-36
FCT-25
Edo-17
Bayelsa-14
Ogun-14
Oyo-14
Anambra-13
Kaduna-12
Ondo-11
Abia-10
Osun-6
Plateau-5
Kwara-5
Kano-4
Ebonyi-3
Sokoto-2
Borno-152,227 confirmed
38,945 discharged
1002 deaths pic.twitter.com/HvHcYSS3PS— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 23, 2020
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