Coronavirus in Nigeria update: Total cases rise to 28,167 as 603 new ones are confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 603 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 4th of July.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 28,167. The centre also stated that 11,462 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 634 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 Saturday 4th July was 16,071

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “603 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

“Lagos-135, Edo-87,  FCT-73, Rivers-67, Delta-62, Ogun-47, Kaduna-20, Plateau-19, Osun-17, Ondo-16, Enugu-15, Oyo-15, Borno-13, Niger-6, Nasarawa-4, Kebbi-3, Kano-2, Sokoto-1, Abia-1

“28,167 confirmed, 11,462 discharged, 634 deaths”

603 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-135
Edo-87
FCT-73
Rivers-67
Delta-62
Ogun-47
Kaduna-20
Plateau-19
Osun-17
Ondo-16
Enugu-15
Oyo-15
Borno-13
Niger-6
Nasarawa-4
Kebbi-3
Kano-2
Sokoto-1
Abia-1

28,167 confirmed
11,462 discharged
634 deaths pic.twitter.com/z4KJ2V6SHE

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 4, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/rXZiersQfl

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 4, 2020