COVID-19: Nigeria’s Confirmed Cases Near 30,000, with 503 New Cases Recorded

The infection has claimed 669 lives.

COVID-19: Nigeria’s Confirmed Cases Near 30,000, with 503 New Cases Recorded
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Nigeria’s confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 29,879 on Tuesday night following 503 fresh infections, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in an update.

NCDC tweeted; "On the 7th of July 2020, 503 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria."

"No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

 

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"Till date, 29789 cases have been confirmed, 12108 cases have been discharged and 669 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Lagos recorded 153 of the 503 cases, followed by Ondo with 76, Edo with 54, and FCT 41.

The rest are: “Enugu – 37, Rivers – 30, Benue – 24, Osun – 20, Kaduna – 15, Kwara – 13, Abia – 9, Borno – 8, Plateau – 6, Taraba – 5, Ogun – 3, Kano – 3, Kebbi – 2, Nasarawa – 2, Bayelsa – 1, Gombe – 1”

 

 

The total confirmed cases so far in Nigeria now stands at 29,879 of which 12,108 have been discharged.

However, the infection has claimed 669 lives.