BREAKING: Abuja ahead of Lagos as Nigeria records new COVID-19 cases

By Gabriel Ogunjobi

453 new cases of COVID-19 have just been announced as recorded today in Nigeria.

In the new cases, the nation’s capital is ahead of Lagos, the epicentre of the virus with a close margin of 4 cases.

While FCT recorded 75 new cases, other states have the following cases below:

Lagos-71

Benue-53

Delta-39

Borno-30

Enugu-25

Plateau-24

Osun-20

Abia-19

Oyo-17

Kaduna-16

Kano-13

Ebonyi-13

Ogun-9

Kwara-7

Ondo-6

Gombe-3

Ekiti-2

Akwa Ibom-1

Rivers-1

453 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-75

Lagos-71

Benue-53

Delta-39

Borno-30

Enugu-25

Plateau-24

Osun-20

Abia-19

Oyo-17

Kaduna-16

Kano-13

Ebonyi-13

Ogun-9

Kwara-7

Ondo-6

Gombe-3

Ekiti-2

Akwa Ibom-1

Rivers-1

46,140 confirmed

33,044 discharged

942 deaths pic.twitter.com/2DrEcdQTN5

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 8, 2020

Now,  the country has 46,140 confirmed, of which 33,044 patients have recovered but 942 died.