Nigeria Reports 10 Additional Deaths, 618 New COVID-19 Cases

As of August 27, 2021, the overall deaths due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria reached 2,308, after 10 more people lost their lives due to the viral infection in the last 24 hours.

Today’s report includes deaths reported in Lagos State on the 25th of August 2021, according to the health authorities.

The country also registered 618 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the data released by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC on its verified website shows.

The health authorities noted that with the new addition, the country’s COVID-19 tally rose to 190,333 across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The country had now successfully treated and discharged 169,815 COVID-19 patients since the beginning of the pandemic, as the country’s recoveries increased by 189 on Friday.

As the health authorities battle the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria’s active coronavirus infections rose to 18,210 on Friday, an increase of 419 from 17,791 its was the previous day .

NCDC stated that the new cases were reported in 14 states and the FCT.

Lagos State, the country’s hotspot for the management of severe COVID-19 patients at isolation facilities, reported 312 additional Infections, over half of the total cases of the day.

Follwed by Akwa Ibom, Edo and Rivers with 89, 71 and 47 respectively.

Other states with new infections on Friday as follows Ekiti-20, Plateau-20, Delta-15, Kwara-13, FCT-11, Osun-8, Oyo-4, Ogun-3, Benue-3, Gombe-1 and Kaduna-1.

NCDC also added that five states - Abia, Nasarawa, Ondo, Sokoto and Zamfara reported no COVID-19 infections on Friday.