The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday August 23, 2021 announced five hundred and sixty-five (565) confirmed new cases of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 in the country.
The virus also killed eight (8) people on Monday.
New cases of the pandemic have continued to rise for seven consecutive weeks across Africa including Nigeria, signaling the third wave as the country confirmed the deadly Delta variants.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday July 11 in a statement announced a possible third wave of the pandemic in Nigeria.
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“Today’s report includes:
As of Monday August 23, there are 16,494 active cases in Nigeria.
565 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Confirmed Cases:
187,588
Discharged:
168,818
Deaths:
2,276
Breakdown of cases by state;
Lagos-205
Rivers-73
Ondo-63
FCT-53
Oyo-53
Ekiti-37
Delta-24
Edo-20
Benue-12
Bayelsa-6
Kwara-6
Osun-6
Ogun-5
Adamawa-2
A breakdown of cases by state via NCDC portal
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