Nigeria has recorded 288 new cases of COVID-19 in fifteen states bringing the total number of persons who have tested positive in the country to 44,129.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Monday night through its official Twitter handle.
According to the tweet, the 288 new cases were from 15 states. Lagos reported 88 new cases, Kwara was second with 33 while Katsina and Bauchi States confirmed 1 new case respectively.
The NCDC also twitted that as at August 3, 2020, 44,129 cases had been confirmed, 20,663 cases treated and discharged, while 896 deaths were recorded.
