Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections hit 41,180 as 648 more cases confirmed

…COVID-19 kills 2 more people

The nation’s health agency, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the confirmation of more 648 fresh COVID-19 infections in the country.

This was disclosed on Monday on its official Twitter handle.

It also recorded that the pandemic claimed 2 more people lives.

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The figures put the total confirmed cases at 41,180 as discharged cases are 18,203 and aggregate death toll hits 860.

COVID-19 Case Update- as at Monday July 27, 2020

Total Number of Confirmed Cases – 41,180

Total Number of Discharged cases – 18,203

Total Active Cases – 22,117

Total Deaths – 860

Total Tests Carried out – 266,323

The 648 new cases are reported from 20 states and Federal Capital Territory as Lagos leads with the highest number of infections.

The statistics are Lagos (180), Plateau (148), FCT (44), Ondo (42), Kwara (38), Rivers (32), Oyo (29), Kaduna (21), Osun (20), Edo (17), Ogun (17), Ekiti (11), Kano (9), Benue (9), Delta (9), Abia (9), Niger (7), Gombe (3), Borno (1) Bauchi (1) and Imo (1).