COVID-19: NCDC confirms 221 new cases, total rises to 53,021

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 221 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 53,021.

The NCDC made the announcement on Wednesday night via its Twitter handle.

“On the 26th of August 2020, 221 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 53021 cases have been confirmed, 40281 cases have been discharged and 1010 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 221 new cases are reported from 20 states- 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),” the NCDC said.

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	18,035	2,606	15,227	202
FCT	5,079	3,561	1,468	50
Oyo	3,060	1,204	1,819	37
Edo	2,555	192	2,263	100
Plateau	2,245	1,029	1,187	29
Rivers	2,108	141	1,910	57
Kaduna	2,085	211	1,862	12
Kano	1,722	161	1,507	54
Delta	1,719	133	1,540	46
Ogun	1,633	145	1,462	26
Ondo	1,524	188	1,305	31
Enugu	1,096	223	852	21
Ebonyi	965	17	921	27
Kwara	945	180	740	25
Katsina	771	290	457	24
Osun	771	85	670	16
Abia	759	83	669	7
Borno	740	41	663	36
Gombe	719	87	609	23
Bauchi	645	84	547	14
Imo	526	323	192	11
Benue	451	301	141	9
Nasarawa	427	117	298	12
Bayelsa	378	26	331	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Akwa Ibom	271	43	220	8
Niger	239	59	168	12
Ekiti	238	104	130	4
Adamawa	217	43	159	15
Anambra	207	30	159	18
Sokoto	158	4	138	16
Kebbi	92	2	82	8
Taraba	87	9	73	5
Cross River	82	4	70	8
Zamfara	78	1	72	5
Yobe	67	0	59	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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