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COVID-19: NCDC confirms 437 new cases, total now 46,577

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 437 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, as confirmed cases are now 46,577.

The agency made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Sunday.

“On the 9th of August 2020, 437 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 46577 cases have been confirmed, 33186 cases have been discharged and 945 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 437 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (107), FCT (91), Plateau (81), Kaduna (32), Ogun (30), Kwara (24), Ebonyi (19), Ekiti (17), Oyo (8), Borno (6), Edo (6), Kano (4), Nasarawa (3), Osun (3), Taraba (3), Gombe (2) and Bauchi (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	15,875	2,560	13,122	193
FCT	4,467	3,168	1,253	46
Oyo	2,868	1,435	1,402	31
Edo	2,382	174	2,110	98
Rivers	1,939	236	1,650	53
Kano	1,626	264	1,308	54
Kaduna	1,598	206	1,380	12
Delta	1,596	144	1,409	43
Plateau	1,502	819	662	21
Ogun	1,469	210	1,235	24
Ondo	1,284	493	763	28
Enugu	905	401	485	19
Ebonyi	870	51	793	26
Kwara	857	377	459	21
Katsina	746	265	457	24
Borno	688	84	569	35
Abia	644	122	517	5
Gombe	631	48	560	23
Osun	628	274	341	13
Bauchi	577	35	528	14
Imo	476	318	148	10
Benue	409	291	109	9
Nasarawa	370	139	223	8
Bayelsa	346	22	303	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Akwa Ibom	235	30	197	8
Niger	226	49	165	12
Adamawa	185	87	86	12
Ekiti	178	99	77	2
Sokoto	154	0	138	16
Anambra	142	5	119	18
Kebbi	90	0	82	8
Zamfara	77	1	71	5
Taraba	75	16	55	4
Cross River	68	18	42	8
Yobe	67	2	57	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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