Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 404 new cases of coronavirus infection confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 404 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 29th of July.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 42,208 confirmed The centre also stated that 19,004 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 873 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 Wednesday 29th of July was 22,331

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “404 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

“Lagos-106, FCT-54, Rivers-48, Plateau-40, Edo-29, Enugu-21, Oyo-20, Kano-18, Ondo-15, Ogun-10, Ebonyi-9, Ekiti-8, Kaduna-6, Cross River-5, Kwara-4, Anambra-3, Delta-3, Imo-2, Nasarawa-2 Borno-1

“42,208 confirmed, 19,004 discharged,  873 deaths”

404 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-106
FCT-54
Rivers-48
Plateau-40
Edo-29
Enugu-21
Oyo-20
Kano-18
Ondo-15
Ogun-10
Ebonyi-9
Ekiti-8
Kaduna-6
Cross River-5
Kwara-4
Anambra-3
Delta-3
Imo-2
Nasarawa-2
Borno-1

42,208 confirmed
19,004 discharged
873 deaths pic.twitter.com/oLz97Rc5zO

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 29, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/T9Avt5jz1L

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 29, 2020