The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed another 463 new cases of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria bringing the total number of infections in the country to 33,616.
The health agency confirmed this in a tweet on Tuesday night.
16 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja were identified as states with the new infections.
Even as the country continues to record new cases, it seems as if there will be light at the end of the tunnel with over 13,792 patients, who have recovered from COVID-19 and have been discharged in different states.
But it quite unfortunate the country has also recorded 754 death from COVID-19 complications
Lagos State remains the epicentre for the virus with 128 new infections, bringing the total infections in the state to 12, 711.
Other states with new infections are Kwara – 92, Enugu – 39, Delta – 33, Edo – 29, Plateau – 28, Kaduna – 23, Oyo – 15 with Ogun and Osun each having cases.
Though new infections in the FCT stand at 12, relatively low when compared to 99 cases as of July 13, states like Ondo and Rivers each reported 9 fresh infections.
Meanwhile, states with fewer cases include Abia – 8, Bayelsa – 5, Ekiti – 3 and Borno – 2.
See Tweet below:
463 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-128
Kwara-92
Enugu-39
Delta-33
Edo-29
Plateau-28
Kaduna-23
Oyo-15
Ogun-14
Osun-14
FCT-12
Ondo-9
Rivers-9
Abia-8
Bayelsa-5
Ekiti-3
Borno-233,616 confirmed
13,792 discharged
754 deaths pic.twitter.com/0F4zsoNjCt— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 14, 2020