Coronavirus: Nigeria reports 618 new 10 deaths: US 150, 172 new 1118 deaths

USA: 150, 172

India: 44, 658

UK: 37, 873

Brazil: 31, 024

Russia: 18, 982

Turkey: 18, 340

Admin l Saturday, August 28, 2021

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 618 new cases of Coronavirus pandemic, bringing all time cases to 190, 333. But out of the 190, 333 confirmed cases, 169,  815 patients have been treated and discharged, while 2, 308 others could not make it alive, leaving Nigeria with 18, 210  active cases, while 10 patients died in the last 24 hours.

NCDC:618 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria: Lagos – 312,  Akwa Ibom – 89, Edo – 71,  Rivers – 47, Ekiti – 20, Plateau – 20, Delta- 15,  Kwara – 13,  FCT – 11,  Osun – 8,  Oyo – 4,  Ogun – 3, Benue – 3, Gombe – 1,  Kaduna – 1:  190, 333 confirmed; 169, 815 discharged; 2, 308 deaths” the NCDC has announced.   

There are now 215,117, 765 confirmed cases of Coronavirus pandemic worldwide, 4,  481, 057 patients have passed on while  5, 121, 748, 106  doses of Coronavirus vaccines have been  administered worldwide based on the latest statistics from the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering,  Johns Hopkins University, Maryland.

According to the centre, the United States of America remains the most afflicted, reporting 38, 511, 045  confirmed cases, while 634, 520  lives have been wasted by the virus(150,  172 new and 1118 deaths*), followed by  India which has reported 32, 603, 188 all time cases, while 436,861 patients have died( 44, 658 new and 496 deaths*) and Brazil, with 20, 676, 561  all time cases, while 577, 565 patients are no more(31, 024 new and 920 deaths*).

France remains the 4th country most hit, reporting 6, 778, 133 confirmations and 114, 276 deaths (667 new and 25 deaths*), followed Russia which has documented 6, 747, 681 all time infections, while 176,904 patients are no more(18, 982 new and 777 deaths*) and the United Kingdom which has reported 6, 697, 661  all time cases, while 132, 566  patients have died(37, 873 new and 103 deaths*).

Turkey is the 7^th country most hit, reporting  6, 311, 607 confirmed cases and 55, 713 deaths(18, 340 new and 244 deaths*), followed by Argentina with 5, 161,  926 all time cases, while 111, 117 patients are no more alive(6847 new and 151 deaths*) and Colombia with 4, 899,  085 confirmations and 124, 567 deaths(1935 new and 93 deaths*).

Spain remains the 10^th country most hit, reporting 4, 831, 809  all time infections, while 84,000 patients have kicked the bucket(9489 new and 139 deaths*) and South Africa with 2, 747, 018  all time infections, while 81, 187 patients have passed on(12, 045 new and 361 deaths*).

NB: *New cases in the last 24 hours.