Nigeria’s COVID-19 hit 51,905 as NCDC confirms over 600 new cases- As the Nigerian government continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, Lagos is once again topping the NCDC's chart - The agency revealed on Saturday, August 22, that Lagos had 404 cases out of the 601 spread across 20 states and the FCT - The death toll is now 997, while the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 51,905 PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that the nation now has 51,905 cases of COVID-19 after recording 601 new infections in the night of Saturday, August 22. On its Twitter page, the NCDC revealed that the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is now 997 with 38,767 discharged patients who have fully recovered from the disease. The national health agency also disclosed from its chart that Lagos topped the list with 401 new infections. This shows a significant increase from the state’s daily count in the past 24 hours as it recorded 33 infections the previous day, Friday. Recommended for you Tinubu's aide asks Buhari to suspend Emefiele as CBN governor, gives fresh... The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was next on the list as it added 37 new infections to what it already had. Next is Oyo with 19 and Ondo with cases. Abia, Enugu and Kaduna racked 13 cases each. On the bottom of the list are two states, Ekiti and Imo, with 2 cases each. The new cases are as follows: Lagos-404 FCT-37 Oyo-19 Ondo-14 Abia-13 Enugu-13 Kaduna-13 Edo-12 Kano-12 Kwara-11 Ebonyi-10 Nasarawa-7 Ogun-6 Osun-5 Delta-5 Niger-5 Plateau-4 Bayelsa-4 Katsina-3 Ekiti-2 Imo-2 According to the information by NCDC, the number of discharged patients rose as 882 new recoveries were confirmed and only one fatality was recorded in the last 24 hours. Recall that Nigerians had been warned not to lower their guard over the low cases of COVID-19 recorded in the past few days. The warning was issued by Osagie Ehanire, the minister of health on Monday, August 17, during the Presidential Task Force (PTF) COVID-19 briefing. Recommended for you Shehu Sani pokes Buhari, El-Rufai over whereabouts of APC critic, Dadiyata... PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app He appealed to Nigerians to learn from other countries who experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases after they relaxed restrictions on social activities. Lagos school prepares isolation centre for Covid-19 emergency | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - As the Nigerian government continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, Lagos is once again topping the NCDC's chart - The agency revealed on Saturday, August 22, that Lagos had 404 cases out of the 601 spread across 20 states and the FCT - The death toll is now 997, while the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 51,905 PAY ATTENTION PAY ATTENTION