643 New COVID-19 Cases, 207 Discharged, 6 Deaths and Total Infections Rise To 34,259 in Nigeria

On the 15th of July 2020, 643 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.


This is according to the latest figures released on Wednesday night in a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).


Lagos State maintained its lead position with 230 new infections with the FCT having 51 cases.










The remaining 18 states with new infections are Oyo – 69, Edo – 43, Osun – 35, Rivers and Ebonyi each having 30 cases, Kaduna – 28, Ogun – 27, Ondo – 23, Plateau – 20, Benue – 17, Enugu – 16 and Imo – 10.


Others include Delta – 6, Kano – 4, Nasarawa – 2 with Kebbi and Ekiti each having 1 case.


NCDC however, noted that a total of 13,999 patients have recovered and been discharged, while the country’s death toll stands at 760.










Global Outlook
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 579,938 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1900 GMT on Wednesday.


At least 13,407,780 cases of coronavirus have been registered in 196 countries and territories. Of these, at least 7,264,600 are now considered recovered.