The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and one (601) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 601 coronavirus cases in the country, 404 were reported in Lagos, 37 in the FCT, 19 in Oyo, 14 in Ondo, 13 in Abia, 13 in Enugu, 13 in Kaduna, 12 in Edo, 12 in Kano, 11 in Kwara, 10 in Ebonyi, 7 in Nasarawa, 6 in Ogun, 5 in Osun, 5 in Delta, 5 in Niger, 4 in Plateau, 4 in Bayelsa, 3 in Katsina, 2 in Ekiti and 2 in Imo.

As of Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 there are 51,905 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 38,767 patients have been discharged, with 997 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Saturday, August 22nd, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

Justin Nwosu

Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.