Nigeria records 499 more coronavirus cases, total now 30,748

Bayo Wahab 00:37 - 10 July 2020

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A total of 12,546 patients have recovered from coronavirus in Nigeria.

Nigeria has now recorded a total of 30,748 cases of coronavirus following the announcement of 499 new cases on Thursday, July 9, 2020.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the new cases in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Out of the 499 new cases, 157 were detected in Lagos, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria. This according to the NCDC raised the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 11,827.

499 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-157
Edo-59
Ondo-56
Oyo-31
Akwa Ibom-22
Borno-21
Plateau-19
Kaduna-18
Katsina-18
Bayelsa-17
FCT-17
Delta-14
Kano-11
Rivers-10
Enugu-8
Ogun-6
Kwara-4
Imo-3
Nasarawa-2
Osun-2
Abia-1
Ekiti-1
Niger-1
Yobe-1

30748 confirmed
12546 discharged
689 deaths pic.twitter.com/F44yWh4c4y
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 9, 2020

The NCDC’s updates on Thursday also stated that 59 new cases were confirmed in Edo, 56 in Ondo, 31 in Oyo, 22 in Akwa Ibom, 21 in Borno, 19 in Plateau, 18 each in Kaduna and Katsina, 17 each in Bayelsa and Abuja, 14 in Delta, 11 in Kano and 10 Rivers state.