Nigeria has recorded an additional 544 coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on the 5th of July.
According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 28,711. The centre also stated that 11,665 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.
Meanwhile, 645 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 Sunday, 5th July was 16,401
Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “544 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:
“Lagos-199, Ebonyi-65, Oyo-47, Ondo-46, Ogun-31, Edo-30, FCT-28, Katsina-25, Plateau-15, Bayelsa-11, Kaduna-10, Adamawa-10, Akwa Ibom-8, Gombe-7, Kano-4, Taraba-3, Rivers-2, Abia-2, Ekiti-1
“28,711 confirmed, 11,665 discharged, 645 deaths”
544 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
