COVID-19: NCDC confirms 664 new cases, total now 31,987

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 664 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 31,987.

The NCDC made the announcement on Saturday night via its Twitter handle.

“On the 11th of July 2020, 664 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 31987 cases have been confirmed, 13103 cases have been discharged and 724 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 664 new cases are reported from 18 states; Lagos-224, FCT-105, Edo-85, Ondo-64, Kaduna-32, Imo-27, Osun-19, Plateau-17, Oyo-17, Ogun-17, Rivers-14, Delta-11, Adamawa-10, Enugu-7, Nassarawa-6, Gombe-3, Abia-3, Ekiti-3,” the NCDC said.

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	12,275	10,329	1,786	160
FCT	2,538	1,755	747	36
Oyo	1,706	695	992	19
Edo	1,678	692	929	57
Delta	1,359	745	583	31
Rivers	1,357	460	851	46
Kano	1,303	221	1,030	52
Ogun	1,080	353	705	22
Kaduna	978	330	636	12
Ondo	670	525	124	21
Katsina	655	191	441	23
Borno	586	96	455	35
Gombe	530	102	407	21
Bauchi	519	8	498	13
Plateau	516	258	242	16
Ebonyi	508	5	497	6
Enugu	476	199	263	14
Abia	405	107	295	3
Imo	386	309	69	8
Jigawa	321	2	308	11
Kwara	311	131	168	12
Bayelsa	299	128	153	18
Nasarawa	244	123	113	8
Osun	231	140	84	7
Sokoto	153	2	135	16
Niger	135	20	108	7
Akwa Ibom	134	60	71	3
Benue	121	80	35	6
Adamawa	110	32	71	7
Anambra	93	19	65	9
Kebbi	86	16	63	7
Zamfara	76	0	71	5
Yobe	62	3	51	8
Ekiti	49	7	40	2
Taraba	27	16	11	0
Kogi	5	0	3	2
Cross River	5	1	3	1

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