COVID-19: Nigeria records 643 new cases, as total exceeds 34,000

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 643 new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 34,257.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this via its Twitter handle on Wednesday.

“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.

According to the centre, till date, 34,259 cases have been confirmed, 13,999 cases discharged, while 760 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

It said that the 643 new cases recorded were reported from 19 states thus, Lagos -230, Oyo -69, FCT -51, Edo -43, Osun -35, Rivers 30, Ebonyi -30, Kaduna -28, and Ogun -27.

Others were, Ondo -23, Plateau -20, Benue -17, Enugu -16, Imo -10, Delta -6, Kano -4, Nasarawa -2, Kebbi -1, and Ekiti -1.