Nigeria has recorded 322 cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 52,227.
The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle:
322 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-130
Bauchi-36
FCT-25
Edo-17
Bayelsa-14
Ogun-14
Oyo-14
Anambra-13
Kaduna-12
Ondo-11
Abia-10
Osun-6
Plateau-5
Kwara-5
Kano-4
Ebonyi-3
Sokoto-2
Borno-152,227 confirmed
38,945 discharged
1002 deaths pic.twitter.com/HvHcYSS3PS— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 23, 2020
Lagos reported the highest number of additional infections – 130, followed by Bauchi and the FCT which have 36 and 25 more cases respectively.
Others are Edo – 17, Bayelsa – 14, Ogun – 14, Oyo – 14, Anambra – 13, Kaduna – 12, Ondo – 11, Abia – 10, Osun – six, Plateau – five, Kwara – five, Kano – four, Ebonyi – three, Sokoto – two, and Borno – one.

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