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BREAKING: Six Deaths, 653 New Cases, As COVID-19 Toll In Nigeria Tops 36,000

Kennedy IgweBy Kennedy IgweJuly 18, 2020Updated:July 18, 2020No Comments1 Min Read
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Nigeria’s coronavirus cases have risen by 653 to 36,107.

This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday via its verified Twitter handle.

Lagos, the epicentre, topped the list of new cases by state, recording 115 infections, followed by Kwara with 85. Others are Enugu-80, FCT-78, Rivers-36, Ondo-35, Oyo-30, Katsina-28, Kaduna-19, Abia-19, Nasarawa-18, Plateau-17, Imo-16, Ogun-9, Ebonyi-9, Benue-9, Kano-9, Delta-8, Bauchi-7, Ekiti-6, Gombe-4, Bayelsa-4, Adamawa-4, Osun-4, Cross River-1, Yobe-1, Borno-1 and Zamfara-1.

Total fatalities in the country rose by six to 778 as total recoveries hit 14,938.

A breakdown of the cases by NCDC reads below:

653new cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Lagos-115
Kwara-85
Enugu-80
FCT-78
Rivers-36
Ondo-35
Oyo-30
Katsina-28
Kaduna-19
Abia-19
Nasarawa-18
Plateau-17
Imo-16
Ogun-9
Ebonyi-9
Benue-9
Kano-9
Delta-8
Bauchi-7
Ekiti-6
Gombe-4
Bayelsa-4
Adamawa-4
Osun-4
Cross River-1
Yobe-1
Borno-1
Zamfara-1 pic.twitter.com/HD7XgD1s3I

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 18, 2020

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