Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 417 new cases, 337 recoveries and two deaths on Monday, August 17.
According to NCDC’s latest data posted on Twitter, there are now;
417 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
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
Kano-149,485 confirmed
36,834 discharged
977 deaths pic.twitter.com/nNc9UYKU34— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 17, 2020
It would be recalled that on Sunday, Nigeria’s total COVID-19 toll surpassed 69,000 with 49,068 total cases, 36,497 recoveries and 975 causalities nationwide.
However, with the new toll, there are now 49,485 total cases, 36,834 recoveries and 977 casualties nationwide.
Also, according to NCDC’s situation report, total samples tested nationwide have increased from 350,589 to 352,625 as at August 16.
Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has revealed that the numbers of COVID-19 positive cases in some states have started to drop.
Ihekweazu made this known during a TV interview in Abuja on Monday, August 17 saying the states are Lagos, Kano, FCT, Plateau and Borno states.
He explained that the reason for the reduction in the positivity rate in those states was the result of consistently testing high numbers of persons.
Ihekweazu added;
It is only through testing the numbers of people that may have the infection that we can actually understand how widespread that infection is.
The figures are what they are. Nigerians need to understand that there are no incentives for increasing or decreasing figures. We are a science-led organisation at the NCDC and will present the figures as they are.
