COVID-19: Nigeria records 878 deaths with 481 new infections

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 481 new cases of COVID19 with 5 deaths in the country.

The centre announced this on Thursday in a tweet.

It said so far, 42689 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, out of sample test of  276,053 conducted across the country.

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According to the tweet, 481 new cases reported from 15 states including FCT are- FCT (96), Lagos (89), Plateau (68), Ogun (49), Edo (44), Rivers (43), Oyo (25), Osun (23), Delta (15), Enugu (11), Kano (7), Kaduna (7), Bauchi (2), Bayelsa (1), Yobe (1)

481 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-96
Lagos-89
Plateau-68
Ogun-49
Edo-44
Rivers-43
Oyo-25
Osun-23
Delta-15
Enugu-11
Kano-7
Kaduna-7
Bauchi-2
Bayelsa-1
Yobe-1

42,689 confirmed
19,270 discharged
878 deaths pic.twitter.com/M1PVjNbR1d

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 30, 2020

Solacebase reports that 19270 patients have been discharged and 878 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory