Nigeria has recorded 653 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 36,107.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle on Saturday.
“On the 18th of July 2020, 653 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 36107 cases have been confirmed, 14938 cases have been discharged and 778 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 653 new cases are reported from 28 states; Lagos-115, Kwara-85, Enugu-80, FCT-78, Rivers-36, Ondo-35, Oyo-30, Katsina-28, Kaduna-19, Abia-19, Nasarawa-18, Plateau-17, Imo-16, Ogun-9, Ebonyi-9, Benue-9, Kano-9, Delta-8, Bauchi-7, Ekiti-6, Gombe-4, Bayelsa-4, Adamawa-4, Osun-4, Cross River-1, Yobe-1, Borno-1, Zamfara-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 | 13,341 | 11,207 | 1,958 | 176 |
FCT | 2,957 | 2,042 | 876 | 39 |
Oyo | 2,106 | 1,010 | 1,076 | 20 |
Edo | 1,885 | 615 | 1,208 | 62 |
Rivers | 1,516 | 476 | 992 | 48 |
Delta | 1,423 | 756 | 630 | 37 |
Kano | 1,395 | 242 | 1,100 | 53 |
Ogun | 1,168 | 312 | 834 | 22 |
Kaduna | 1,118 | 277 | 829 | 12 |
Ondo | 912 | 748 | 143 | 21 |
Katsina | 697 | 233 | 441 | 23 |
Enugu | 675 | 298 | 360 | 17 |
Ebonyi | 655 | 86 | 557 | 12 |
Plateau | 620 | 329 | 275 | 16 |
Borno | 598 | 60 | 503 | 35 |
Gombe | 544 | 29 | 493 | 22 |
Kwara | 535 | 333 | 188 | 14 |
Bauchi | 529 | 10 | 506 | 13 |
Abia | 479 | 111 | 365 | 3 |
Imo | 452 | 360 | 83 | 9 |
Osun | 332 | 223 | 99 | 10 |
Jigawa | 322 | 3 | 308 | 11 |
Bayelsa | 322 | 127 | 175 | 20 |
Nasarawa | 272 | 151 | 113 | 8 |
Benue | 194 | 144 | 44 | 6 |
Akwa Ibom | 162 | 38 | 121 | 3 |
Sokoto | 153 | 0 | 137 | 16 |
Niger | 151 | 32 | 112 | 7 |
Anambra | 118 | 41 | 67 | 10 |
Adamawa | 115 | 24 | 83 | 8 |
Kebbi | 88 | 7 | 74 | 7 |
Ekiti | 84 | 35 | 47 | 2 |
Zamfara | 77 | 1 | 71 | 5 |
Yobe | 64 | 3 | 53 | 8 |
Taraba | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 |
Cross River | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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