COVID-19: Nigeria records 790 new cases, total rises to 26,484

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, announced that the country has recorded 790 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 26,484.

The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday night.

“On the 1st of July 2020, 790 new confirmed cases and 13 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 26484 cases have been confirmed, 10152 cases have been discharged and 603 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 790 new cases are reported from 21 states; Delta-166, Lagos-120, Enugu-66, FCT-65, Edo-60, Ogun-43, Kano-41, Kaduna-39, Ondo-33, Rivers-32, Bayelsa-29, Katsina-21, Imo-20, Kwara-18, Oyo-11, Abia-10, Benue-6, Gombe-4, Yobe-2, Bauchi-2, Kebbi-2,” 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	10,630	8,891	1,610	129
FCT	1,935	1,313	588	34
Oyo	1,391	676	703	12
Kano	1,257	247	958	52
Edo	1,165	707	418	40
Delta	1,131	918	190	23
Rivers	1,088	402	648	38
Ogun	869	241	609	19
Kaduna	805	241	552	12
Katsina	578	270	285	23
Gombe	507	125	363	19
Bauchi	505	32	461	12
Borno	493	29	432	32
Ebonyi	438	78	357	3
Plateau	382	175	197	10
Imo	352	296	50	6
Enugu	327	192	126	9
Ondo	325	196	110	19
Abia	320	110	207	3
Jigawa	318	1	308	9
Kwara	235	91	135	9
Bayelsa	234	114	105	15
Nasarawa	213	92	113	8
Sokoto	151	17	119	15
Osun	127	74	48	5
Niger	116	64	45	7
Akwa Ibom	86	30	54	2
Adamawa	84	31	47	6
Kebbi	81	16	58	7
Zamfara	76	0	71	5
Anambra	73	7	57	9
Benue	65	34	30	1
Yobe	61	5	48	8
Ekiti	43	1	40	2
Taraba	19	9	10	0
Kogi	4	4	0	0

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