Nigeria records 453 new COVID-19 cases as total rises to 47,743

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 453 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, as confirmed cases are now 47,743.

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

“On the 12th of August 2020, 453 new confirmed cases and no deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 47743 cases have been confirmed, 33943 cases have been discharged and 956 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 453 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos(113), FCT(72), Plateau(59), Enugu(55), Kaduna(38), Ondo(32), Osun(26), Ebonyi(20), Ogun(9), Delta(8), Borno(7), Akwa Ibom(6), Oyo(5), Bauchi(1), Kano(1) and Ekiti(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	16,187	2,863	13,129	195
FCT	4,597	3,238	1,313	46
Oyo	2,895	1,436	1,428	31
Edo	2,399	178	2,121	100
Rivers	1,972	170	1,747	55
Kaduna	1,666	182	1,472	12
Kano	1,644	277	1,313	54
Plateau	1,643	934	686	23
Delta	1,621	147	1,430	44
Ogun	1,506	216	1,266	24
Ondo	1,356	558	770	28
Enugu	969	350	600	19
Ebonyi	908	30	852	26
Kwara	882	311	549	22
Katsina	746	265	457	24
Borno	697	85	576	36
Osun	678	324	341	13
Abia	663	141	517	5
Gombe	635	50	562	23
Bauchi	579	35	530	14
Imo	485	313	162	10
Benue	430	282	139	9
Nasarawa	371	140	223	8
Bayelsa	346	9	316	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Akwa Ibom	241	26	207	8
Niger	226	49	165	12
Ekiti	194	111	81	2
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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