Nigeria has recorded an additional 575 coronavirus cases, according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on the 10th of July.
According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 31,323 confirmed The centre also stated that 12,795 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.
Meanwhile, 709 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigerians as of the night of Friday, 10th July was 17,819.
Taking to it’s Instagram page, the NCDC tweets: “575 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:
“Lagos-224, Oyo-85, FCT-68, Rivers-49, Kaduna-39, Edo-31, Enugu-30, Delta-11, Niger-10, Katsina-9 Ebonyi-5, Gombe-3, Jigawa-3, Plateau-2, Nassarawa-2, Borno-2, Kano-1, Abia-1
“31,323 confirmed, 12,795 discharged, 709 deaths”
575 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-224
Oyo-85
FCT-68
Rivers-49
Kaduna-39
Edo-31
Enugu-30
Delta-11
Niger-10
Katsina-9
Ebonyi-5
Gombe-3
Jigawa-3
Plateau-2
Nassarawa-2
Borno-2
Kano-1
Abia-131,323 confirmed
12,795 discharged
709 deaths pic.twitter.com/Mav9p5BNJr— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 10, 2020
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/Pkuj2HmxA2
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 10, 2020
Check on Wordometer, Nigeria was on the 50th most infected country. Scary the numbers we keep getting.