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“156 In Lagos, 141 In Oyo” – Nigeria Confirms 595 New Coronavirus Cases As Total Hits 33,153
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 595 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 33,153.
The NCDC disclosed this on its Twitter page on Monday night, revealing that the new infections were recorded in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The country has been able to discharge 13,671 people who recovered from the virus, while a total of 744 persons have succumbed to COVID-19 infection.
“On the 13th of July 2020, 595 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“The 595 new cases are reported from 20 states; Lagos-156, Oyo-141, FCT-99, Edo-47, Kaduna-27, Ondo-22, Rivers-20, Osun-17, Imo-13, Plateau-10, Nasarawa-8, Anambra-8, Kano-5, Benue-5, Borno-5, Ogun-4, Taraba-3, Gombe-3, Kebbi-1, Cross Rivers-1, the NCDC said.”
“Till date, 33153 cases have been confirmed, 13671 cases have been discharged and 744 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/75pS9gxA8l
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 13, 2020