Nigeria, on Monday, recorded 575 new cases of the novel coronavirus pushing the total number of infections in the country to 29, 286.
This figure was released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle on Monday night. According to NCDC, the new cases were reported in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
575 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-123
FCT-100
Delta-58
Edo-52
Ogun-42
Katsina-24
Bayelsa-23
Rivers-22
Borno-19
Plateau-18
Ondo-18
Oyo-17
Kwara-15
Osun-13
Enugu-9
Nasarawa-7
Abia-6
Cross River-5
Kaduna-3
Ekiti-129,286 confirmed
11,828 discharged
654 deaths pic.twitter.com/lH4bOsVkM9— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 6, 2020
A usual, Lagos State had the highest number of COVID-19 cases for the day with 123 and is closely followed by the Federal Capital Territory, FCTwith 100 infections.
According to the NCDC, the rest COVID-19 cases in the country for the day were recorded as follows: Delta – 58, Edo – 52, Ogun – 42, Katsina – 24, Bayelsa – 23, Rivers – 22, Borno – 19 and Plateau – 18.
Others are Ondo – 18, Oyo – 17, Kwara – 15, Osun – 13,
Enugu – 9, Nasarawa – 7, Abia – 6, Cross River -5, Kaduna -3,
Ekiti – 1.
So far, 11,828 patients have been discharged while 654 deaths have been reported, NCDC revealed.
