Covid-19: 556 new cases recorded in Nigeria

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556 new cases of Coronavirus were confirmed in Nigeria on Sunday July 19, as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

A breakdown of the new cases across the states and the FCT is as follows; 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.

As at Sunday, July 19, 2020, there are 36,663 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria and 789 deaths have been recorded. 15,105 patients who recovered from the disease have also been discharged.

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