Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 664 New Cases In Nigeria; 224 In Lagos, 105 In FCT, 85 In Edo, Others
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and sixty four (664) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.
Of the newly-confirmed 664 coronavirus cases in the country, 224 in Lagos, 105 in the FCT, 85 in Edo, 64 in Ondo, 32 in Kaduna, 27 in Imo, 19 in Osun, 17 in Plateau, 17 in Oyo, 17 in Ogun, 14 in Rivers, 11 in Delta, 10 in Adamawa, 7 in Enugu, 6 in Nassarawa, 3 in Gombe, 3 in Abia and 3 in Ekiti.
As of Saturday, July 11th, there are 31,987 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 13,103 patients have been discharged, with 724 deaths.
A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Saturday, July 11th, 2020:
The NCDC disclosed this on Saturday, July 11th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.
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