COVID-19: Nigeria tests over 150,000 samples, records 11 new deaths

COVID-19: Nigeria tests over 150,000 samples, records 11 new deaths – NCDC

Admin July 6, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says 151,121 COVID-19 samples have been so far tested in the country.

This is contained in its COVID-19 Nigeria, Situation report published on Monday.

According to the report, on the 5th of July 2020, 544 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

The NCDC noted that though no new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours, till date, 28,711 cases have been confirmed, 11,665 cases have been discharged and 645 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 544 new cases are reported from 19 states:

Lagos-199
Ebonyi-65
Oyo-47
Ondo-46
Ogun-31
Edo-30
FCT-28
Katsina-25
Plateau-15
Bayelsa-11
Kaduna-10
Adamawa-10
Akwa Ibom-8
Gombe-7
Kano-4
Taraba-3
Rivers-2
Abia-2
Ekiti-1

COVID-19 State Situation Report as at 5th July, 2020

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	11,244	9,436	1,676	132
FCT	2,181	1,489	657	35
Oyo	1,513	685	809	19
Edo	1,383	531	805	47
Kano	1,268	187	1,029	52
Delta	1,227	795	407	25
Rivers	1,183	377	765	41
Ogun	1,005	347	637	21
Kaduna	865	283	570	12
Katsina	604	140	441	23
Borno	528	58	437	33
Gombe	520	124	376	20
Bauchi	516	32	472	12
Ebonyi	503	131	369	3
Ondo	456	319	117	20
Plateau	436	205	219	12
Abia	385	164	218	3
Enugu	372	148	215	9
Imo	352	296	50	6
Jigawa	318	1	308	9
Kwara	269	114	146	9
Bayelsa	245	102	127	16
Nasarawa	225	104	113	8
Osun	165	99	59	7
Sokoto	153	12	125	16
Niger	122	40	75	7
Akwa Ibom	112	38	71	3
Adamawa	99	40	52	7
Benue	97	59	33	5
Kebbi	84	19	58	7
Zamfara	76	0	71	5
Anambra	73	7	57	9
Yobe	61	5	48	8
Ekiti	44	2	40	2
Taraba	22	12	10	0
Kogi	5	0	3	2