SUNRISE NEWS, Lagos, Aug 20, 2020 With 593 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, Nigeria shot past the 50,000 mark taking the nation’s total caseload to 50488, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said.
Posting the daily highlight of the pandemic on it website at midnight on Thursday, NCDC said four people also died of the pandemic on Wednesday.
“Till date, 50488 cases have been confirmed, 37304 cases have been discharged and 985 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 593 new cases are reported from 16 states- Plateau (186), Lagos (172), FCT (62), Oyo (27), Delta (25), Rivers (20), Ondo (19), Edo (18), Kaduna (17), Enugu (12), Akwa Ibom (10), Ogun (7), Abia (6), Gombe (6), Kano (3) and Osun (3)
