Monday, 20 July 2020

COVID-19: 556 New Cases Reported Across Nigeria As Total Hits 36,663

Nigeria’s COVID-19 total infections hit 36,663 on Sunday night after 556 new cases were reported from 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with Edo leading the log with 104 new cases, the highest from the daily update.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) update published via its verified Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, the breakdown of the latest figures is as follows:

Edo-104

Lagos-97

FCT-70

Benue-66

Oyo-61

Kaduna-38

Plateau-28

Osun-19

Akwa Ibom-14

Rivers-13

Katsina-13

Ondo-13

Ogun-6

Kano-5

Nasarawa-4

Gombe-2

Ekiti-2

Borno-1

36,663 confirmed

15,105 discharged

789 deaths