Nigeria records 373 new COVID-19 cases, total now 48,116

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 373 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.

The 373 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infection cases to 48,116.

The agency made this known via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Thursday.

“On the 13th of August 2020, 373 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 48116 cases have been confirmed, 34309 cases have been discharged and 966 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 373 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos(69), Osun(41), Kaduna(40), Oyo(40), FCT(35), Plateau(22), Rivers(19), Kano(17), Ondo(17), Ogun(15), Abia(14), Gombe(12), Imo(9), Enugu(7), Kwara(6), Delta(5), Niger(2), Borno(1), Bauchi(1) and Nasarawa(1),” the NCDC said.

See the breakdown of cases by states below;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	16,256	2,923	13,132	201
FCT	4,632	3,261	1,325	46
Oyo	2,935	1,400	1,504	31
Edo	2,399	178	2,121	100
Rivers	1,991	160	1,775	56
Kaduna	1,706	201	1,493	12
Plateau	1,665	905	736	24
Kano	1,661	287	1,320	54
Delta	1,626	152	1,430	44
Ogun	1,521	209	1,288	24
Ondo	1,373	575	770	28
Enugu	976	307	650	19
Ebonyi	908	30	852	26
Kwara	888	274	591	23
Katsina	746	265	457	24
Osun	719	365	341	13
Borno	698	86	576	36
Abia	677	126	546	5
Gombe	647	48	576	23
Bauchi	580	33	533	14
Imo	494	316	168	10
Benue	430	282	139	9
Nasarawa	372	141	223	8
Bayelsa	346	9	316	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Akwa Ibom	241	26	207	8
Niger	228	48	168	12
Ekiti	194	110	81	3
Adamawa	185	69	104	12
Anambra	156	7	131	18
Sokoto	154	0	138	16
Kebbi	90	0	82	8
Taraba	78	19	55	4
Zamfara	77	1	71	5
Cross River	73	23	42	8
Yobe	67	2	57	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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