NCDC Confirms 443 New Coronavirus Cases, 207 Recoveries

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 443 new coronavirus cases and 207 recoveries on Friday, August 7.

In the centre’s latest data posted on Twitter, there are now;

443 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Plateau-103
Lagos-70
FCT-60
Ondo-35
Edo-27
Rivers-27
Kaduna-20
Osun-19
Borno-18
Oyo-18
Kwara-11
Adamawa-9
Nasarawa-7
Gombe-6
Bayelsa-4
Imo-4
Bauchi-2
Ogun-2
Kano-1

45,687 confirmed
32,637 discharged
936 deaths pic.twitter.com/X2pZRogn59

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 7, 2020

It would be recalled that on Thursday, Nigeria’s total COVID-19 toll exceeds 45,000 with 45,255, 32,430 recoveries and 930 death cases across the country.

According to the new toll, there are now 45,687 total cases, 32,637 recoveries and 936 casualties across the country.

Also, with NCDC’s August 6, situation report, total samples tested nationwide have increased from 306,894 to 310,729.

Meanwhile, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said 66,431 COVID-19 sample tests had been carried out in the state since the inception of the pandemic.

Abayomi disclosed this on his Twitter account while giving an update on the COVID-19 for August 5.

📍Total number of #COVID19 tests conducted so far in Lagos now stands at 66,431

📍2,238 of the confirmed cases have since been discharged from #COVID19 Care Centres following full recovery.

📍11,381 of the confirmed cases monitored in communities by #COVID19Lagos response

— Prof. Akin Abayomi (@ProfAkinAbayomi) August 7, 2020