COVID-19: Dozens Of Coronavirus Cases Reported In 16 Nigerian States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night confirmed 216 new cases and 4 deaths of the dreaded Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

AllNews reports that to date, 54, 463 cases have been confirmed, 42, 439 cases have been discharged and 1, 027 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The 216 new cases are reported from 16 states- Plateau (59), Rivers (27), Abia (22), Lagos (20), Oyo (18), Enugu (17), Kaduna (11), FCT (11), Ogun (10), Ebonyi (4), Osun (4), Ekiti (4), Delta (3), Edo (3), Akwa Ibom (2), Bauchi (1).

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/RHZ6RGlCHd

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 2, 2020

A multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

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As of 2 September 2020, more than 25.8 million cases of COVID‑19 have been reported in more than 188 countries and territories, resulting in more than 858,000 deaths; more than 17.1 million people have recovered.