Nigeria Reports 555 New Cases Of Coronavirus

At least some 555 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known in a tweet late on Sunday night, July 26, 2020.

According to NCDC, the new cases have pushed Nigeria’s total case count to 40,532.

NCDC says some 17,374 persons have been discharged, with 858 deaths so far recorded.

Breakdown of new cases

Lagos-156
Kano-65
Ogun-57
Plateau-54
Oyo-53
Benue-43
FCT-30
Ondo-18
Kaduna-16
Akwa Ibom-13
Gombe-13
Rivers-12
Ekiti-9
Osun-8
Cross River-3
Borno-2
Edo-2
Bayelsa-1

By Melvin Tarlue

555 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-156
Kano-65
Ogun-57
Plateau-54
Oyo-53
Benue-43
FCT-30
Ondo-18
Kaduna-16
Akwa Ibom-13
Gombe-13
Rivers-12
Ekiti-9
Osun-8
Cross River-3
Borno-2
Edo-2
Bayelsa-1

40,532 confirmed
17,374 discharged
858 deaths pic.twitter.com/ERchB70Hm3

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 26, 2020