Till date 41804 cases have been confirmed 18764 cases have been discharged and 868 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the federal capital territory. On the 28th of july 2020 624 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in nigeria. On 9 march 2020 a second case of the virus was reported in ewekoro ogun state a.
The covid 19 pandemic in nigeria is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 sars cov 2 the first confirmed case in nigeria was announced on 27 february 2020 when an italian citizen in lagos tested positive for the virus. The case was a 67. A tweet from ncdc confirmed that the the 1st covid19 death in nigeria has been recorded.
The nigeria centre for disease control ncdc has recorded first coronavirus death. On thursday 604 new cases were reported in nigeria hence bringing the tally of confirmed cases to 38 948 as of 11 55 p m. On wednesday 595 new cases of covid 19 were reported in the country.
Nigeria s minister for health has said that hundreds of unexplained deaths in a northern state were linked to coronavirus officially confirming fears that the pandemic has spread extensively. The total death toll recorded from the covid 19 disease in nigeria reached 833 on thursday after 20 more people succumbed to the virus the country s infectious disease outfit ncdc announced. Total and new cases deaths per day mortality and recovery rates current active cases recoveries trends and timeline.
Nigeria coronavirus update with statistics and graphs. Nigeria reported its first coronavirus related death on monday the country s centre for disease control ncdc said.
