593 new cases confirmed as Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections exceed 50,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed a total number of 593 new COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the country Wednesday night.

The total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria is now 50, 488  with 37,304 patients discharged and 985 deaths recorded.

593 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Plateau-186
Lagos-172
FCT-62
Oyo-27
Delta-25
Rivers-20
Ondo-19
Edo-18
Kaduna-17
Enugu-12
Akwa Ibom-10
Ogun-7
Abia-6
Gombe-6
Kano-3
Osun-3

50,488 confirmed
37,304 discharged
985 deaths pic.twitter.com/GNVBb96U0E

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 19, 2020

As of August 18, the confirmed coronavirus death toll on the African continent stood at 26,329.There are 1,137,941 confirmed infections and 860,662 recoveries, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

Worldwide, the number of those diagnosed with COVID-19 has exceeded 22 million. According to Johns Hopkins University, the global total of confirmed coronavirus cases is now more than 22.2 million. More than 784,000 people have died, while 14.2 million have recovered.