“87 In Lagos, 63 In Edo” – Nigeria Records 454 New Coronavirus Cases As Total Rises To 27,564

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 454 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 27,564.

In a tweet on Friday night, NCDC said of the new cases, Lagos leads with 87, Edo-63, FCT-60, Ondo-41, Benue-32, Abia-31, Ogun-29, Oyo-19, Kaduna-17, and Delta-16.

Others states with new cases are Enugu-15, Borno-14, Plateau-9, Nasarawa-8, Kano-5, Bauchi-4, Gombe-2, Katsina-1 and Kogi-1.

A total of 11,069 patients have been treated and discharged from different isolation centre across the country, but sadly, 628 deaths have been recorded.

“On the 3rd of July 2020, 454 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“The 454 new cases are reported from 19 states- Lagos (87), Edo (63), FCT (60), Ondo (41), Benue (32), Abia (31), Ogun (29), Oyo (19), Kaduna (17), Delta (16), Enugu (15), Borno (14), Plateau (9), Nasarawa (8), Kano (5), Bauchi (4), Gombe (2), Katsina (1), Kogi (1).

“Till date, 27564 cases have been confirmed, 11069 cases have been discharged and 628 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” NCDC said.

See the breakdown by states below:

https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1279192838790619137?s=20