The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Saturday 18th July 2020, reported 653 new cases of Coronavirus in the country,
NCDC in its daily updates on Saturday reported that 653 new cases were recorded on Saturday across some states of the federation, bringing the total infections cases in Nigeria to 36,107
According to the information published on its official social media on Saturday, NCDC stated that, till date, 36,107 cases have been confirmed, 14,938 cases have been discharged and 778 deaths have been recorded in 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The NCDC said that the 653 new cases were reported from 28 states, which distribution shows the following:
Lagos-115
Kwara-85
Enugu-80
FCT-78
Rivers-36
Ondo-35
Oyo-30
Katsina-28
Kaduna-19
Abia-19
Nasarawa-18
Plateau-17
Imo-16
Ogun-9
Ebonyi-9
Benue-9
Kano-9
Delta-8
Bauchi-7
Ekiti-6
Gombe-4
Bayelsa-4
Adamawa-4
Osun-4
Cross River-1
Yobe-1
Borno-1
Zamfara-1
Meanwhile, the health agency said that at least, one out of every 10 persons over 50 years old who had COVID-19 died from it in the country.
The NCDC urged Nigerians to take responsibility to protect themselves, their loved ones and the elderly around them and in the society “because COVID -19 is real”.