“102 In Abuja, 100 In Lagos” – Nigeria Confirms 562 New Coronavirus Cases As Total Hits 37,225

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 562 new cases of coronavirus, bringing in the total number of infections in the country to 37,225.

The NCDC made this known on Monday night via its official twitter page, where it revealed that the new cases were recorded in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The health agency said 12 new deaths were recorded in the country, bringing the total death troll to 801. While 15,333 recovered patients were discharged from various isolation centres across the country after undergoing treatment.

“On the 20th of July 2020, 562 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” NCDC said.

“The 562 new cases are reported from 21 states- 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).

“Till date, 37225 cases have been confirmed, 15333 cases have been discharged and 801 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below:

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 20, 2020