RAVAGING COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 1, 000 lives in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday evening said, “On the 23rd of August 2020, 322 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 52,227 cases have been confirmed, 38,945 cases have been discharged and 1,002 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 322 new cases are reported from 18 states- 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(1).”
All over the world, COVID-19 has affected 23,586,903 with 812,539 deaths recorded and 16,086,235 recoveries.