Nigeria Confirms 417 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 49,485

Nigeria on Monday confirmed 417 fresh COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of recorded cases in the country to 49,485.

The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle on Monday night.

417 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-207
Kaduna-44
Ondo-38
Abia-28
Anambra-21
Plateau-20
Bauchi-13
Oyo-9
Ebonyi-9
Delta-7
Edo-7
Enugu-6
Niger-3
Gombe-2
Ogun-1
FCT-1
Kano-1

49,485 confirmed
36,834 discharged
977 deaths pic.twitter.com/nNc9UYKU34

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 17, 2020

Of the 49,485 confirmed cases, 36,834 persons have been discharged after successful treatment and 977 deaths have been recorded.