Highlights of COVID-19 for 27th August, 2020, shows that 296 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, in its report states that till date, 53,317 cases have been confirmed in the country.
Out of this, 40,726 cases have been discharged, while 1,011 deaths have also been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the NCDC, the 296 new cases are reported from 17 states-
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)
