The latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease (NCDC) show that 790 new cases of coronavirus in infections were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, 1 July 2020, bringing the total number of infections to 26,284.
The NCDC made this known during their nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria.
According to the statistics released by the Centre, there’s a surge of infections in Delta State, which recorded 166 cases surpassing Lagos State, the disease epicentre in Nigeria, which recorded 120 cases.
Enugu State, FCT, Abuja and Edo States recorded 66, 65 and 60 cases respectively.
Othe states that recorded high infections are Ogun (43), Kano (41), Kaduna (39), Ondo (33), Rivers (32), Bayelsa (29), Katsina (21), Imo (20), Kwara (18), Oyo (111) and Abia (10).
Meanwhile, Benue State recorded six cases, Gombe State four cases, while Yobe, Bauchi and Kebbi states recorded two cases respectively.
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Tweeting the update on coronavirus in Nigeria, the NCDC writes on their official Twitter handle:
790 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Delta-166
Lagos-120
Enugu-66
FCT-65
Edo-60
Ogun-43
Kano-41
Kaduna-39
Ondo-33
Rivers-32
Bayelsa-29
Katsina-21
Imo-20
Kwara-18
Oyo-11
Abia-10
Benue-6
Gombe-4
Yobe-2
Bauchi-2
Kebbi-226,484 confirmed
10,152 discharged
603 deaths pic.twitter.com/9fxpoeBZDP— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 1, 2020
The NCDC also provided an update on the spread of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria.
Lagos State has the highest number of infections at 10,530 cases, Abuja is second with 1,935 cases while Oyo State with 1,391 cases has overtaken Kano, which now sits at number four position with 1,257 cases. Cross River State remains the only state without any confirmed infection.
Click on the table to view data for other states.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/vPHSIYHcAw
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 1, 2020
