The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Sunday 19th July 2020, reported 556 new cases of Coronavirus in the country,
NCDC in its daily updates on Sunday reported that 556 new cases were recorded on Sunday across some states of the federation, bringing the total infections cases in Nigeria to 36,663
According to the information published on its official social media on Sunday, NCDC stated that, till date, 36,663 cases have been confirmed, 15,105 cases have been discharged and 789 deaths have been recorded in 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The NCDC said that the 556 new cases were reported from 18 states, which distribution shows the following:
Edo-104
Lagos-97
FCT-70
Benue-66
Oyo-61
Kaduna-38
Plateau-28
Osun-19
Akwa Ibom-14
Rivers-13
Katsina-13
Ondo-13
Ogun-6
Kano-5
Nasarawa-4
Gombe-2
Ekiti-2
Borno-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”.