The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 296 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, which brings the total of confirmed cases to 53,317.
The cases were recorded in Plateau-85, Enugu-46, Oyo-31, Lagos-21, Rivers-20, FCT-15, Kaduna-13, Bauchi-12, Delta-11, Ekiti-11, Akwa Ibom-7, Ebonyi-6, Kwara-5, Ogun-4,Osun-4, Gombe-3 and Niger-2.
According to the NCDC, as of August 27 2020, out of the 53,317 confirmed cases, 40,726 patients have been discharged, while 1,011 deaths have been recorded.
