Nigeria’s daily recovery rate recorded a slightly
significant drop on Sunday with 203 COVID-19 patients discharged in 24 hours.
The figure for July 5 is the lowest in two weeks, during
which the number had risen to as high as 649 recoveries on July 2 — the highest
daily count so far.
Before Sunday, the lowest within the 14-day period was 161
recoveries recorded on June 21.
A total of 11,665 people have now been discharged in 35
states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) also confirmed
544 new cases in 18 states and the FCT on Sunday.
Eleven new deaths were recorded as well, bringing the total
number of fatalities to 645.
544 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 5, 2020
Lagos-199
Ebonyi-65
Oyo-47
Ondo-46
Ogun-31
Edo-30
FCT-28
Katsina-25
Plateau-15
Bayelsa-11
Kaduna-10
Adamawa-10
Akwa Ibom-8
Gombe-7
Kano-4
Taraba-3
Rivers-2
Abia-2
Ekiti-1
28,711 confirmed
11,665 discharged
645 deaths pic.twitter.com/4uA3R0O28U
According to the latest update by the NCDC, after Zamfara
which currently has no case, Kogi is now the second state with no active
infection.
Of Kogi’s total of five confirmed cases, three patients have
been discharged, while two persons died of COVID-19 complications.
Meanwhile, according to the situation update published on
Sunday, more than 20,000 of Nigeria’s total of 28,711 confirmed cases have no
known source of exposure, indicating a community transmission level of more
than 70 percent of infections across the country.
While more than 150,000 samples have now been tested across
the country, Ogun is the latest state to join the four-figure range with 1,005
confirmed cases as of July 5.
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