The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 296 fresh cases of the Coronavirus infection in Nigeria.
The health body gave the update on Thursday via a post on verified Twitter handle.
It said one death was recorded.
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The post read: On the 27th of August 2020, 296 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 53317 cases have been confirmed, 40726 cases have been discharged and 1011 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“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), Niger (2).”