The spread of novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria continues to record significant increase as the latest statistics provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reveal Nigeria now has 36,107 confirmed cases.
On the 18th of July 2020, 653 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria, having carried out a total daily test of 4,325 samples across the country.
To date, 36,107 cases have been confirmed, 14,938 cases have been discharged and 778 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. A total of 20 tests have been carried out as of July 18th, 2020 compared to 206,422 tests a day earlier.
COVID-19 Case Updates- 18th July 2020,
Total Number of Cases – 36,107
Total Number Discharged – 14,938
Total Deaths – 778
Total Tests Carried out – 209,446
According to the NCDC, the 653 new cases were reported from 28 states- Lagos (115), Kwara (85), Enugu (80), FCT (78), Rivers (36), Ondo (35), Oyo (30), Katsina (28), Kaduna 19), Abia (19), Nasarawa (18), Plateau (17), Imo (16), Ogun (9), Ebonyi (9), Benue (9), Kano (9), Delta (8), Bauchi (7), Ekiti (6), Gombe (4), Bayelsa(4), Adamawa(4), Osun(4), Cross River(1), Yobe(1), Borno(1), Zamfara(1).
Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 13,341, followed by Abuja (2,957), Oyo (2,106), Edo (1,885), Rivers (1,516), Delta (1,423), Kano (1,395), Ogun (1,168), Kaduna (1,118), Ondo (912), Katsina (697), Enugu (675), Ebonyi (655), Plateau (620), Borno (598), Gombe (544), Kwara (535), Bauchi (529), Abia (479), Imo (452).
Osun State has recorded 332 cases, Jigawa (322), Bayelsa (322), Nasarawa (272), Benue (194), Akwa Ibom (162), Sokoto (153), Niger (151), Anambra (118), Adamawa (115), Kebbi (88), Ekiti (84), Zamfara (77), Yobe (64), Taraba (30), Cross River (13) while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.
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Lock Down and Curfew
In a move to combat the spread of the pandemic disease, President Muhammadu Buhari directed the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days, which took effect from 11 pm on Monday, 30th March 2020.
The movement restriction, which was extended by another two-weeks period, has been partially put on hold with some businesses commencing operations from May 4. On April 27th, 2020, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari declared an overnight curfew from 8 pm to 6 am across the country, as part of new measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19. This comes along with the phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos, and Ogun States, which took effect from Saturday, 2nd May 2020, at 9 am.
On Monday, 29th June 2020 the federal government extended the second phase of the eased lockdown by 4 weeks and approved interstate movement outside curfew hours with effect from July 1, 2020.
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DateConfirmed caseNew casesTotal deathsNew deathsTotal recoveryActive casesCritical cases
July 18, 202036107653778614938203917
July 17, 202035454600772314633200497
July 16, 202034854595769914292197937
July 15, 202034259643760613999195007
July 14, 2020336164637541013792190707
July 13, 202033153595744413671187387
July 12, 2020325585717401613447183717
July 11, 2020319876647241513103181607
July 10, 2020313235757092012795178197
July 9, 202030748499689512546175137
July 8, 2020302494606841512373171927
July 7, 2020297895036691512108170127
July 6, 202029286575654911828168047
July 5, 2020287115446451111665164017
July 4, 202028167603634611462160717
July 3, 2020275644546281211069158677
July 2, 2020271106266161310801156937
July 1, 2020264847906031310152157297
June 30, 202025694561590179746153587
June 29, 20202513356657389402151587
June 28, 20202486749056579007149957
June 27, 20202407777955848625148947
June 26, 20202329868455458253144917
June 25, 20202261459454977822142437
June 24, 20202202064954297613138657
June 23, 20202137145253387338135007
June 22, 20202091967552577109132857
June 21, 202020242436518126879128477
June 20, 202019808661506196718125847
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June 1, 20201057841629912312271579
May 31, 20201016230728714300768687
May 30, 2020985555327312285667267
May 29, 202093023872612269763447
May 28, 202089151822595259260647
May 27, 202087333892545250159787
May 26, 2020834427624916238557107
May 25, 202080682292337231155247
May 24, 202078393132265226353607
May 23, 202075262652210217451317
May 22, 2020726124522110200750337
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May 11, 202046412421521090235894
May 10, 202043992481421777834794
May 9, 202041512391271174532784
May 8, 202039123861181067931154
May 7, 20203526381108460128184
May 6, 20203145195104553425071
May 5, 2020295014899548123704
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April 18, 2020541482021663562
April 17, 2020493511841593172
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April 14, 202037330111992632
April 13, 202034320100912422
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April 11, 202031813103702382
April 10, 20203051770582402
April 9, 20202881471512302
April 8, 20202742260442262
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