Lagos confirms 153 new cases as Nigeria total infection nears 30,000

Lagos state on Tuesday recorded at another 153 new COVID-19 cases as Nigeria’s total infections neared the 30,000.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a tweet via its official handle.

The country recorded 503 new cases in 19 states including FCT, which bring the country to a total of 29,879.

Out of which, 12,801 infected person have recovered and are now discharged from different isolation centres across the country, including 669 person who has died from the COVID-19 complications.

Other states with new cases include Edo (54), FCT (41), Enugu (34), Rivers (30), Benue (24), Osun (20), Kaduna (15), Kwara (13), Abia (9), Borno (8), Plateau (6), Taraba (5), Ogun (3), Kano (3), Kebbi (2), Nasarawa (2), Bayelsa (1), and Gombe (1).

See Tweet below:

503 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-153
Ondo-76
Edo-54
FCT-41
Enugu-37
Rivers-30
Benue-24
Osun-20
Kaduna-15
Kwara-13
Abia-9
Borno-8
Plateau-6
Taraba-5
Ogun-3
Kano-3
Kebbi-2
Nasarawa-2
Bayelsa-1
Gombe-1

29,879 confirmed
12,108 discharged
669 deaths pic.twitter.com/gyghkcIbcb

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 7, 2020