Nigeria Reports 595 New Cases Of Coronavirus

Nigeria has counted 595 new cases of the novel coronavirus.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet, as of July 13, the new cases had pushed Nigeria’s tally to 33,153.

The Centre says some 13,671 people have been discharged.

Unfortunately, about 744 people have died from the virus in Nigeria, the Centre says.

Below is the breakdown of the new cases

Lagos-156
Oyo-141
FCT-99
Edo-47
Kaduna-27
Ondo-22
Rivers-20
Osun-17
Imo-13
Plateau-10
Nasarawa-8
Anambra-8
Kano-5
Benue-5
Borno-5
Ogun-4
Taraba-3
Gombe-3
Kebbi-1
Cross Rivers-1

By Melvin Tarlue

595 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-156
Oyo-141
FCT-99
Edo-47
Kaduna-27
Ondo-22
Rivers-20
Osun-17
Imo-13
Plateau-10
Nasarawa-8
Anambra-8
Kano-5
Benue-5
Borno-5
Ogun-4
Taraba-3
Gombe-3
Kebbi-1
Cross Rivers-1

33,153 confirmed
13,671 discharged
744 deaths pic.twitter.com/juncgT4pL9

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 13, 2020