298 new cases of coronavirus has been recorded in Nigeria on Sunday, August 16, 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; Plateau-108, Kaduna-49, Lagos-47, Ogun-18, Osun-17, FCT-15, Ondo-14, Edo-8, Oyo-6, Akwa Ibom-4, Cross River-4, Borno-3, Ekiti-2, Bauchi-1, Kano-1, and Rivers-1.
The 298 new cases of coronavirus now brings the total number of confirmed cases to 49,068. 975 deaths has been recorded while 36,497 patients have recovered from the virus.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/2ZSCYTrL3N
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 16, 2020