288 new cases of coronavirus has been recorded in Nigeria on Monday, August 3, 2020, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has said.
A breakdown of the new cases across different states in the country is as follows; Lagos-88, Kwara-33, Osun-27, FCT-25, Enugu-25, Abia-20, Kaduna-17, Plateau-13, Rivers-13, Delta-10, Gombe-8, Ogun-4, Oyo-3, Katsina-1, and Bauchi-1.
The 288 new cases of coronavirus now brings the total number of confirmed cases to 44,129. 896 deaths has been recorded while 20,663 patients have recovered from the virus.
@followlasg has reported the recovery of 10,946 #COVID19 patients in the community whom were being managed at home.
Read 'Interim Guidelines for Home Care of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases':https://t.co/J9gaOWg0BL
For a breakdown of cases by state: https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/f21t1VD732
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 3, 2020





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