Nigeria records 56 new cases of Coronavirus 3030 active USA, Spain, Italy still red spots

Last updated: 2020/11/24 at 12:19 AM

starconnect Published 24 November 2020

ctive cases of Coronavirus now 19, 961, 249 globally

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NEW CASES

USA: 192, 877

India: 44, 059

Spain: 25, 886

Russia: 24, 891

Italy: 22, 927

Brazil: 18, 615

Admin l Tuesday, November 24, 2020

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 56 new cases of Coronavirus in the country, bringing all time cases to 66,439. But out of the 66,439 all time cases, 62,241 patients have been treated and discharged, while 1,168 others could not make it alive, leaving Nigeria with 3030 active cases of Coronavirus #coronavirusnigeria.

Breakdown of the new cases is as follows, Kaduna-18, FCT-17, Lagos-6, Plateau-5, Kano-3, Kwara-2, Yobe-2, Ekiti-1, Niger-1 and Rivers-1, making a total of 56 new cases of Coronavirus.

“NCDC@NCDCgov 56 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Kaduna-18, FCT-17, Lagos-6, Plateau-5, Kano-3, Kwara-2, Yobe-2, Ekiti-1, Niger-1 and Rivers-1; 66,439 confirmed; 62,241 discharged; 1,168 deaths”, the NCDC has announced.

There are now 59, 025, 871 confirmed cases of Coronavirus worldwide, 1, 393, 736 patients have been killed, while 37, 670, 886 others have recovered from the pandemic. There are now 19, 961, 249 active cases of Coronavirus globally, based on the latest statistics from the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University,(JHU) Maryland.

JHU reported that the United States of America remains the most affected, reporting 12, 369, 978 all time cases, 257, 415 patients are already dead, while 4, 526, 635 others have been treated successfully and discharged, leaving USA with 7, 585, 928 active cases of Coronavirus(192, 877 new cases), followed by India, which has documented 9, 139, 865 cases since the first case was reported, 133, 738 patients are no more, while 8, 562, 641 others are now hale and hearty, leaving India with 443, 486 active cases of Coronavirus(44, 059 new cases) and Brazil which has reported 6, 071, 401 all time cases, 169, 183 deaths, while 5, 457, 973 others have been treated and discharged, leaving Brazil with 444, 245 active cases of Coronavirus(18, 615 new cases).

France has come up as the 4^th country most affected by the pandemic, reporting 2, 195, 632 all time cases, 49, 307 deaths and 158,170 recoveries, leaving France with 1, 988, 155 active cases of Coronavirus(17, 609 new cases), followed by Russia which has reported 2, 096, 749 all time cases, 36, 192 patients are already dead, while 1, 598, 723 others have regained their health, leaving Russia with 461, 834 active cases of Coronavirus(24, 891 new cases) and Spain which has reported 1, 582, 616 cases since the first issue was reported in Spain. So far, 43, 131 patients are no more, while 150, 376 others have been discharged from hospital, leaving Spain with 1, 389, 109 patients still sick praying for the best to keep living(25, 886 new cases).

The United Kingdom has remains the 7^th country worst hit by the Coronavirus pandemic. The UK has documented 1, 531, 263 all time infections, 55, 327 patients have been killed by the pandemic, while only 3, 333 patients have been fortunate to survive the pandemic, leaving the UK with 1, 472, 603 active cases of Coronavirus(15, 461 new cases) followed Italy which currently has 1, 431, 795 confirmed cases, 50, 453 patients have been killed by the virus, while 584, 593 others have been treated and discharged, leaving Italy with 796, 749 active cases of Coronavirus(22, 927 new cases) and Argentina which has confirmed 1, 370, 366 all time cases, 37,002 patients have passed on, while 1, 195, 492 others have recovered, leaving Argentina with 137, 872 active cases of the pandemic(4, 184 new cases).

Colombia remains the 10^th country worst hit with 1, 248, 417 confirmed cases, 35, 287 patients have already been killed by the virus, while 1, 150, 932 others have been able to survive the infection, leaving Colombia with 62, 198 patients still sick looking up to government for the best of care to get back on their feet(7, 919 new cases) and South Africa now the 16 country worst hit, reporting 769, 759 all time infections, 20, 968 deaths and 711, 195 recoveries, leaving South Africa with 37, 596 active cases of Coronavirus(2080 new cases).