Coronavirus in Nigeria update: New 556 cases recorded on Sunday 19 July

Nigeria has recorded an additional 556 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 19th of July.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 36,663 confirmed The centre also stated that 15,105 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 789 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 Sunday, 19th July was 20,769.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “556 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

“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”

556 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

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 pic.twitter.com/ZVso5XHyGG

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 19, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/562HF9qPoR

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 19, 2020