296 new cases of COVID-19 has been recorded in Nigeria on Tuesday, September 8, 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-183, Lagos-33, FCT-25, Ogun-16, Oyo-7, Ekiti-6, Kwara-5, Ondo-5, Anambra-3, Imo-3, Nasarawa-3, Rivers-2, Gombe-2, Edo-2, and Akwa Ibom-1.
The 296 new cases of COVID-19 now brings the total number of confirmed cases to 55, 456. 1,067 deaths has been recorded while 43,334 patients have recovered from the virus.
296 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Plateau-183
Lagos-33
FCT-25
Ogun-16
Oyo-7
Ekiti-6
Kwara-5
Ondo-5
Anambra-3
Imo-3
Nasarawa-3
Rivers-2
Gombe-2
Edo-2
Akwa Ibom-155,456 confirmed
43,334 discharged
1,067 deaths pic.twitter.com/UOgq5aAURL— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 8, 2020
Nigeria has recorded a decline in the new cases of COVID-19 in the psst 2 weeks.
The Lagos state commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi disclosed that Lagos state has reached it’s peak of the novel virus and is now beginning to flatten the curve.
Abayomi, who just recovered from the potentially deadly virus encouraged Lagos residents to continue to observe the coronavirus safety protocol as recommended by NCDC.
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The minister for health, Dr Osagie Ehanire attributed the low number of new COVID-19 cases to low turnout for testing.
