Fear rising as Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases nears 30,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced in a tweet on Tuesday that Nigeria recorded 503 new cases of COVID-19 as the total infections near 30,000.

Ondo state on Tuesday recorded at least 76 new COVID-19 cases.

As usual, Lagos, the country’s virus hotspot, reported the highest number of new cases among the states with 154.

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).

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