NIGERIA RECORDS 544 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS WITH 74 FROM THE 19 NORTHERN STATES

544 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

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

https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1279907084264452097?s=19

Highlights
On the 5th of July 2020, 544 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
Till date, 28711 cases have been confirmed, 11665 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)

https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/