Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surged to 28,711 as 544 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
This is as Akwa Ibom State netted eight new Coronavirus cases, bringing to the total number to 122.
The NCDC stated this on its verified Twitter handle on Sunday night, saying that Lagos recorded 199 of the new infections.
“On the 5th of July 2020, 544 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 28711 cases have been confirmed, 11665 cases have been discharged and 645 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 544 new cases are reported from 19 states; Lagos-199 Ebonyi-65 Oyo-47 Ondo-46 Ogun-31 Edo-30 FCT-28 Katsina-25 Plateau-15 Bayelsa-11 Kaduna-10 Adamawa-10 Akwa Ibom-8 Gombe-7 Kano-4 Taraba-3 Rivers-2 Abia-2 Ekiti-1,” the NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below:
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 11,244 | 9,436 | 1,676 | 132 |
| FCT | 2,181 | 1,489 | 657 | 35 |
| Oyo | 1,513 | 685 | 809 | 19 |
| Edo | 1,383 | 531 | 805 | 47 |
| Kano | 1,268 | 187 | 1,029 | 52 |
| Delta | 1,227 | 795 | 407 | 25 |
| Rivers | 1,183 | 377 | 765 | 41 |
| Ogun | 1,005 | 347 | 637 | 21 |
| Kaduna | 865 | 283 | 570 | 12 |
| Katsina | 604 | 140 | 441 | 23 |
| Borno | 528 | 58 | 437 | 33 |
| Gombe | 520 | 124 | 376 | 20 |
| Bauchi | 516 | 32 | 472 | 12 |
| Ebonyi | 503 | 131 | 369 | 3 |
| Ondo | 456 | 319 | 117 | 20 |
| Plateau | 436 | 205 | 219 | 12 |
| Abia | 385 | 164 | 218 | 3 |
| Enugu | 372 | 148 | 215 | 9 |
| Imo | 352 | 296 | 50 | 6 |
| Jigawa | 318 | 1 | 308 | 9 |
| Kwara | 269 | 114 | 146 | 9 |
| Bayelsa | 245 | 102 | 127 | 16 |
| Nasarawa | 225 | 104 | 113 | 8 |
| Osun | 165 | 99 | 59 | 7 |
| Sokoto | 153 | 12 | 125 | 16 |
| Niger | 122 | 40 | 75 | 7 |
| Akwa Ibom | 122 | 46 | 71 | 3 |
| Adamawa | 109 | 50 | 52 | 7 |
| Benue | 97 | 59 | 33 | 5 |
| Kebbi | 84 | 19 | 58 | 7 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Anambra | 73 | 7 | 57 | 9 |
| Yobe | 61 | 5 | 48 | 8 |
| Ekiti | 44 | 2 | 40 | 2 |
| Taraba | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
