Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 30,249 as NCDC confirms 460 new infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 460 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 30,249.

The centre disclosed this on Wednesday night via its verified Twitter handle.

“On the 8th of July 2020, 460 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 30249 cases have been confirmed, 12373 cases have been discharged and 684 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 460 new cases are reported from 21 states; Lagos-150, Rivers-49, Oyo-43, Delta-38, FCT-26, Anambra-20, Kano-20, Plateau-18, Edo-14, Bayelsa-13, Enugu-13, Osun-12, Kwara-10, Borno-8, Ogun-7, Kaduna-6, Imo-4, Bauchi-3, Gombe-3, Niger-2, Adamawa-1.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged

Lagos	11,670	9,839	1,698	133
FCT	2,348	1,614	699	35
Oyo	1,573	743	811	19
Edo	1,503	536	910	57
Delta	1,323	838	454	31
Kano	1,291	210	1,029	52
Rivers	1,284	404	836	44
Ogun	1,057	372	663	22
Kaduna	889	288	589	12
Katsina	628	164	441	23
Borno	563	75	453	35
Ondo	550	406	124	20
Gombe	524	116	387	21
Bauchi	519	9	497	13
Ebonyi	503	-3	500	6
Plateau	478	223	241	14
Enugu	431	163	256	12
Abia	400	179	218	3
Imo	356	287	61	8
Jigawa	318	0	308	10
Kwara	307	136	162	9
Bayelsa	282	124	141	17
Nasarawa	234	113	113	8
Osun	210	119	84	7
Sokoto	153	2	135	16
Niger	124	30	87	7
Benue	121	80	35	6
Akwa Ibom	112	38	71	3
Adamawa	100	22	71	7
Anambra	93	27	57	9
Kebbi	86	16	63	7
Zamfara	76	0	71	5
Yobe	61	2	51	8
Ekiti	45	3	40	2
Taraba	27	16	11	0
Cross River	5	1	3	1
Kogi	5	0	3

Credit : Tribune