Nigeria has recorded an additional 575 coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as Cross River State records its first cases of Coronavirus.
The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on the 6th of July.
According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 29,286. The centre also stated that 11,828 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.
Meanwhile, 654 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigerians as of the night of Monday 6th July was 16,804.
The data also revealed that for the first time since the breakout of the pandemic, Cross River State recorded confirmed infections as five cases were confirmed in the states.
Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “575 new cases of COVID19Nigeria:
“Lagos-123, FCT-100, Delta-58, Edo-52, Ogun-42, Katsina-24, Bayelsa-23, Rivers-22, Borno-19, Plateau-18, Ondo-18, Oyo-17, Kwara-15, Osun-13, Enugu-9, Nasarawa-7, Abia-6, Cross River-5, Kaduna-3, Ekiti-1
“29,286 confirmed, 11,828 discharged, 654 deaths”
575 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-123
FCT-100
Delta-58
Edo-52
Ogun-42
Katsina-24
Bayelsa-23
Rivers-22
Borno-19
Plateau-18
Ondo-18
Oyo-17
Kwara-15
Osun-13
Enugu-9
Nasarawa-7
Abia-6
Cross River-5
Kaduna-3
Ekiti-129,286 confirmed
11,828 discharged
654 deaths pic.twitter.com/lH4bOsVkM9— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 6, 2020
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/EJWf8DQk2v
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 6, 2020
Cross River State had a good run but always knew it will only be a matter of time.