JUST IN: Nigeria COVID-19 cases hit 27,564 with 454 fresh infections

Nigeria has confirmed 454 new cases of COVID19 with 12 deaths in the country. Solacebase reports.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday confirmed this in a tweet.

It said total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country stand at 27,564 after sample test of 144,833 cases.

The tweet said the states that account for the new cases are 19 including the FCT.

The states affected are- 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)

454 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

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

27,564 confirmed
11,069 discharged
628 deaths pic.twitter.com/oIwFKGHyVp

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 3, 2020

Solacebase reports that 11,069 patients have been discharged with 628 deaths.