The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday, announced that the country has recorded 595 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 33,153.
The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Monday night.
“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.
“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.
“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.”
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 | 12,583 | 10,494 | 1,916 | 173 |
| FCT | 2,675 | 1,843 | 793 | 39 |
| Oyo | 1,867 | 840 | 1,008 | 19 |
| Edo | 1,778 | 706 | 1,014 | 58 |
| Rivers | 1,388 | 416 | 926 | 46 |
| Delta | 1,359 | 745 | 583 | 31 |
| Kano | 1,314 | 230 | 1,032 | 52 |
| Ogun | 1,091 | 326 | 743 | 22 |
| Kaduna | 1,016 | 352 | 652 | 12 |
| Ondo | 738 | 579 | 138 | 21 |
| Katsina | 669 | 205 | 441 | 23 |
| Ebonyi | 616 | 102 | 508 | 6 |
| Borno | 591 | 101 | 455 | 35 |
| Plateau | 543 | 267 | 260 | 16 |
| Gombe | 533 | 103 | 408 | 22 |
| Bauchi | 521 | 3 | 505 | 13 |
| Enugu | 476 | 139 | 322 | 15 |
| Abia | 405 | 107 | 295 | 3 |
| Imo | 399 | 318 | 73 | 8 |
| Kwara | 330 | 139 | 179 | 12 |
| Jigawa | 321 | 2 | 308 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 313 | 142 | 153 | 18 |
| Osun | 262 | 170 | 84 | 8 |
| Nasarawa | 252 | 131 | 113 | 8 |
| Sokoto | 153 | 2 | 135 | 16 |
| Akwa Ibom | 145 | 59 | 83 | 3 |
| Niger | 145 | 30 | 108 | 7 |
| Benue | 126 | 85 | 35 | 6 |
| Adamawa | 110 | 20 | 83 | 7 |
| Anambra | 101 | 27 | 65 | 9 |
| Kebbi | 87 | 6 | 74 | 7 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Ekiti | 63 | 21 | 40 | 2 |
| Yobe | 62 | 3 | 51 | 8 |
| Taraba | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 |
| Cross River | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
595 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
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
33,153 confirmed
13,671 discharged
744 deaths pic.twitter.com/juncgT4pL9
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 13, 2020
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