Nigeria: COVID cases rise to 29,789
On 7 July, 2020; 503 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria The website of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control revealed this yesterday night. The total confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria has increased to 29789 , while 12108 cases have been discharged and 669 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 503 new cases are reported from 20 states- 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). Confirmed Cases by State States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths Lagos 11,520 9,696 1,691 133 FCT 2,322 1,596 691 35 Oyo 1,530 700 811 19 Edo 1,489 555 880 54 Delta 1,285 853 407 25 Kano 1,271 190 1,029 52 Rivers 1,235 396 796 43 Ogun 1,050 377 652 21 Kaduna 883 291 580 12 Kat...