340 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria

340 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria

340 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Friday, August 21.

 

According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Kaduna recorded 63 new cases which is the highest for the day. Other states with new cases include FCT-51, Plateau-38, Lagos-33, Delta-25, Gombe-21, Adamawa-21, Edo-20, Katsina-17, Akwa Ibom-11, Ekiti-10, Rivers-9, Ondo-5, Ebonyi-4, Cross River-3, Ogun-3, Sokoto-2, Imo-2 and Nasarawa-2

 

Nigeria now has 51,304 confirmed cases.

 

37,885 patients have been discharged and 996 deaths have been recorded.

 

See a breakdown of the number of cases per states below