Coronavirus: 21, 319 active in Nigeria, 576 new, see death stats in top 10
Deaths at a glance
- US: 141,426
- Brazil: 80, 120
- U.K: 45, 507
- Mexico: 40, 400
- India: 28, 084
- France: 30, 168
- Italy: 35, 073
- Spain: 28, 424
Admin l Wednesday, July 22, 2020
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 576 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria – bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 37,801.
Out of the 37,801 cases, 15,677 Nigerians have been discharged, while 805 others could not make it alive, leaving Nigeria with 21, 319 active cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria.
Breakdown of the new cases is as follows: Lagos-88, Kwara-87, FCT-82, Plateau-62,Ondo-39,Enugu-28.Oyo-26Taraba-24, Kaduna-20, Ebonyi-20,Edo-17,Cross River-16, Kano-14,Rivers-11,Ogun-10, Delta-9,Nasarawa-8, Osun-8, Katsina-3,Imo-2,Kebbi-1, Borno-1, making a total of 576 new cases of Coronavirus.
“NCDC@NCDCgov576 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;Lagos-88, Kwara-87, FCT-82, Plateau-62,Ondo-39,Enugu-28.Oyo-26Taraba-24, Kaduna-20, Ebonyi-20,Edo-17,Cross River-16, Kano-14,Rivers-11,Ogun-10, Delta-9,Nasarawa-8, Osun-8, Katsina-3,Imo-2,Kebbi-1, Borno-1; 37,801 confirmed; 15,677 discharged;805 deaths”, the NCDC said in a statement.
Globally, there are 14, 774, 887 confirmed cases, 611, 599 deaths, while 8, 340,042 others have recovered based on statistics from the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering, John Hopkins University, Maryland.
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According to the centre, the United States still remains the most afflicted country, reporting 3, 858, 686 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, 141,426 deaths, while 1,160, 087 Americans have been discharged, leaving the state with 2, 557, 173 active cases, followed by Brazil which has documented 2, 118, 646 cases, 80, 120 deaths, while 1,521, 443 Brazilians have recovered, leaving the state with 517,083 active cases of the pandemic, followed by India with 1, 155, 354 cases, 28, 084 deaths, while 724, 578 Indians have been discharged, leaving India with 402, 692 active cases of the pandemic.
Russia is next, with 782, 040 cases, 12, 561 deaths, while 561, 397 Russians have recovered, leaving Russia with 208, 082 active cases, followed by South Africa with 373, 628 cases, 5, 368 deaths, while 208, 144 South Africans have recovered. There are currently 160, 116 active cases in South Africa, followed by Peru with 353,590 cases, 13, 187 deaths, while 285, 081 others have recovered, leaving Peru with 55, 322 active cases.
Mexico is next with 349, 396 documented cases, 40, 400 deaths, while 269, 035 Mexicans have recovered, leaving Mexico with 39, 961 active cases, followed by Chile which has reported 334, 683 cases, 8, 677 deaths, while 306, 816 others have recovered, leaving Chile with 19, 190 active cases, followed by the United Kingdom, which has documented 297, 389 confirmed cases, 45, 507 deaths, while only 1,413 people have recovered, leaving the U.K. with 250, 469 active cases.
Iran, now in the 10th spot in the league of most affected countries has reported 278, 827 cases, 14, 634 deaths, while 242,351 Iranians have recovered, leaving Iran with 21, 842 active cases, and then China, now 26 in the list has documented 85, 314 cases, 4, 644 deaths, while 80,018 Chinese have recovered, leaving China with 652 active cases of the pandemic.
