The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country increased to 15,200, with 304 new cases confirmed in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory on August 20, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC).

“Rivers (154), Ekiti (33), Edo (20) FCT (18), Oyo (17), Cross River (15), Delta (15), Akwa Ibom (13), Ogun (11), Bayelsa (4), Sokoto (2), Gombe and Nasarawa reported (1) each respectively, made up the list of states that registered the new cases.

The NCDC , who stated this on its verified website on Saturday morning, reported that the number of confirmed cases in the country increased to 185, 571 with 168,124 recoveries.

The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the additional number of known active cases in the country is an increase from 15,100 reported on Thursday.