Coronavirus: Brazil 110, 525 cases 3104 deaths, Nigeria 159 cases

Last updated: 2021/07/16 at 1:41 AM

starconnect Published 16 July 2021

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TOP NEW CASES

Brazil: 110, 525

UK: 48, 465

India: 41, 806

USA: 34, 813

Russia: 24, 793

Argentina: 19, 697

Admin l Friday, July 16, 2021

LAGOS – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 159 new cases of Coronavirus pandemic, bringing all time cases to 169, 074. But out of the 169, 074 all time cases, 164, 652 patients have been treated and discharged, while 2, 126 others could not make it alive, leaving Nigeria with 2296 active cases of Coronavirus, while 1 person died in the last 24 hours.

“NCDC: 159 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos – 119, Akwa Ibom – 19, Rivers – 11, Ogun – 5, Ekiti – 2, FCT – 1, Delta – 1, Kwara- 1: 169,074 confirmed; 164, 652 discharged; 2,126 deaths”, the NCDC has announced.

There are now 188, 784, 855 confirmed cases of Coronavirus pandemic globally, 4, 064, 161 patients are already dead, while 3,530, 187, 771 doses of Coronavirus vaccines have been administered based on the latest statistics from the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering Johns Hopkins University, Maryland.

According to the centre, the United States of America remains the most afflicted country, now reporting 33, 971, 758 confirmations and 608, 358 deaths(34, 813 new cases and 345 deaths*), followed by India which has documented 30, 987, 880 confirmed cases, while 411,989 patients have passed on(41, 806 new cases and 581 deaths*) and Brazil which has reported 19, 262, 518 all time cases, while 538, 942 patients are no more(110, 525 new cases and 3104 deaths*).

France has come up as the 4^th country most hit, reporting 5, 895, 437 all time cases, while 111, 619 patients are now dead(11, 042 new cases and 10 deaths*), followed by Russia which has reported 5, 810, 335 all time cases, while 143, 657 lives have perished(24, 793 new cases and 780 deaths*) and Turkey with 5, 507, 455 all time cases, while 50, 415 patients have died(7304 new cases and 48 deaths*).

The United Kingdom is the 7^th country most hit, reporting 5, 300, 855 all time cases, while 128, 862 lives have perished(48, 465 new cases and 65deaths*), followed by Argentina with 4, 702, 657 all time cases while 100, 250 lives have perished(19, 697 new cases and 610 deaths*) and Colombia, which has reported 4, 565, 372 all time cases, while 114,337 patients are no more(17, 230 new cases and 498 deaths*).

Italy has come up as the 10^th country most afflicted, reporting 4, 278, 319 all time cases while 127, 840 lives have perished(2473 new cases and 9 deaths*) and South Africa with 2, 253, 240 all time infections, while 65, 972 patients have passed on(16, 435 new cases and 377 deaths*).

NB: *New cases in the last 24 hours