Update on COVID-19 shows that yesterday, being 17th of August, 417 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus infection were reported in Nigeria.
Two deaths were also recorded.
A release issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said till date, 49,485 cases have been confirmed in the country.
Of this figure, 36,834 cases have been discharged, while 977 deaths have also been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the NCDC, the 417 new cases were reported from 17 states:-
Lagos(207), Kaduna(44),
Ondo(38), Abia(28),
Anambra(21), Plateau(20),
Bauchi(13), Oyo(9),
Ebonyi(9), Delta(7),
Edo(7), Enugu(6),
Niger(3), Gombe(2),
Ogun(1), FCT(1)
and Kano(1)
