On the 19th of August 2021, 674 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
Till date, 185267 cases have been confirmed, 167923 cases have been discharged and 2244 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 674 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (355), Rivers (87), FCT (38), Ogun (33) Akwa Ibom (32), Oyo (32), Edo (22), Ekiti (20), Kwara (17), Delta (12), Bayelsa (8), Gombe (5) Kaduna (4), Osun (4), Enugu (2) Nasarawa (2), and Plateau (1)
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities
