Nigeria Total Covid-19 Cases Now 36,663

Total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria now stands at 36,663.

That was after the country recorded some 556 new cases as of July 19.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in a tweet, as of Sunday July 19, 2020, some 15,105 patients had been discharged.

At least 789 persons have died due to the virus.

Breakdown of new Cases

Edo-104

Lagos-97

FCT-70

Benue-66

Oyo-61

Kaduna-38

Plateau-28

Osun-19

Akwa Ibom-14

Rivers-13

Katsina-13

Ondo-13

Ogun-6

Kano-5

Nasarawa-4

Gombe-2

Ekiti-2

Borno-1

556 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Edo-104
Lagos-97
FCT-70
Benue-66
Oyo-61
Kaduna-38
Plateau-28
Osun-19
Akwa Ibom-14
Rivers-13
Katsina-13
Ondo-13
Ogun-6
Kano-5
Nasarawa-4
Gombe-2
Ekiti-2
Borno-1

36,663 confirmed
15,105 discharged
789 deaths pic.twitter.com/ZVso5XHyGG

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 19, 2020

By Melvin Tarlue