The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 340 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, which brings the total of confirmed cases to 51,304.
The cases were recorded in Kaduna-63, FCT-51, Plateau-38, Lagos-33, Delta-25, Gombe-21, Adamawa-21, Edo-20, Katsina-17, Akwa Ibom-11, Ekiti-10, Rivers-9, Ondo-5, Ebonyi-4, Cross River-3, Ogun-3, Sokoto-2, Imo-2 and Nasarawa-2.
According to the NCDC, out of the 51,304 confirmed cases as of August 21 2020, 37,885 patients have been discharged, while 996 deaths have been recorded.
