Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 562 new cases recorded on Monday July 20

• Nigeria has recorded an additional 562 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 20th of July.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 37,225 confirmed The centre also stated that 15,333 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 801 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 Monday, 20th July was 21,091.

Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “562 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

“FCT-102, Lagos-100, Plateau-52, Kwara-50, Abia-47, Kaduna-35, Benue-34, Oyo-26, Ebonyi-24, Kano-16
Niger-15, Anambra-14, Gombe-12, Edo-11, Rivers-6, Nasarawa-5, Delta-5, Borno-3, Enugu- 2
Bauchi-2, Kebbi- 1

“37,225 confirmed, 15,333 discharged, 801 deaths”

562 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-102
Lagos-100
Plateau-52
Kwara-50
Abia-47
Kaduna-35
Benue-34
Oyo-26
Ebonyi-24
Kano-16
Niger-15
Anambra-14
Gombe-12
Edo-11
Rivers-6
Nasarawa-5
Delta-5
Borno-3
Enugu- 2
Bauchi-2
Kebbi- 1

37,225 confirmed
15,333 discharged
801 deaths pic.twitter.com/YOnyl1KNUP

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 20, 2020

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 20, 2020