Breaking: Nigeria records 653 cases of Covid-19

Nigeria has recorded 653 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of reported cases in the country to 36, 107

The breakdown of the figures released by the NCDC on its verified Twitter handle shows Lagos leading the pack with 115 cases, closely followed by Kwara and Enugu with 85 and 80 cases respectively.

Details of the number of cases recorded by each State on Saturday July 18, 2020 are contained below:

Lagos-115
Kwara-85
Enugu-80
FCT-78
Rivers-36
Ondo-35
Oyo-30
Katsina-28
Kaduna-19
Abia-19
Nasarawa-18
Plateau-17
Imo-16
Ogun-9
Ebonyi-9
Benue-9
Kano-9
Delta-8
Bauchi-7
Ekiti-6
Gombe-4
Bayelsa-4
Adamawa-4
Osun-4
Cross River-1
Yobe-1
Borno-1
Zamfara-1

The release further shows that while a total of 14, 938 cases have been discharged, no fewer than 778 persons have lost their lives in the process.