COVID-19 hits Cross River as NCDC confirms 575 new cases

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has finally recorded the Coronavirus disease cases in Cross River State.

This was made known in its latest data released Monday night. The disease agency said five new cases were confirmed in the state that had continued to claim it was free of the pandemic disease that broke out in February in the country.

The NCDC also announced the confirmation of 575 new cases nationwide. The new figure brings the total number of cases to 29286 out of which 11828 cases have been treated and discharged while 654 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 575 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos(123), FCT(100), Delta(58), Edo(52), Ogun(42), Katsina(24), Bayelsa(23), Rivers(22), Borno(19), Plateau(18), Ondo(18), Oyo(17), Kwara(15), Osun(13), Enugu(9), Nasarawa (7), Abia(6), Cross River(5), Kaduna(3) and Ekiti(1).

Also, according to the data, 163 patients recovered from the deadly virus while 9 deaths were recorded nationwide.

575 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-123
FCT-100
Delta-58
Edo-52
Ogun-42
Katsina-24
Bayelsa-23
Rivers-22
Borno-19
Plateau-18
Ondo-18
Oyo-17
Kwara-15
Osun-13
Enugu-9
Nasarawa-7
Abia-6
Cross River-5
Kaduna-3
Ekiti-1

29,286 confirmed
11,828 discharged
654 deaths pic.twitter.com/lH4bOsVkM9

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 6, 2020