The World Health Organization, WHO is reporting 230,370 new Covid-19 cases worldwide in the last 24 hours and this includes 571 new infections in Nigeria.
From the data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the country now has 32,558 confirmed Covid-19 cases in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.
NCDC data shows that the 571 new Covid-19 infections have been recorded in Lagos-152, Ebonyi-108, Edo-53, Ondo-46, FCT-38, Oyo-20, Kwara-19, Plateau-17, Osun, Bayelsa, Ekiti and Katsina-14 each. Others are Akwa Ibom, Kaduna and Rivers-11 each; Niger-10; Ogun-7; Kano-6; Cross River-4 and Bauchi-2.
571 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-152
Ebonyi-108
Edo-53
Ondo-46
FCT-38
Oyo-20
Kwara-19
Plateau-17
Osun-14
Bayelsa-14
Ekiti-14
Katsina-14
Akwa Ibom-11
Kaduna-11
Rivers-11
Niger-10
Ogun-7
Kano-6
Cross River-4
Bauchi-2
32,558 confirmed
13,447 discharged
740 deaths pic.twitter.com/h9SJid9veA
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 12, 2020There are 16 new Covid-19 fatalities recorded across Nigeria in one day with the death toll now 740. This is as treatment centres have discharged 344 patients nationwide with the total of 13,447 cases so far successfully treated.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
