Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC) showed the number of deaths from COVID-19 rose to 813, with 38,344 infections. The health agency announced that Nigeria reported 543 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The NCDC said that Lagos, the epicentre recorded 180 cases, the highest daily toll, followed by FCT with 86. The NDDC said Nigeria’s COVID-19 recovery rate recorded a slight decrease on Wednesday, compared to previous figures over the past week. ”However, within the same one-month period, the recovery rate has more than doubled, moving from 7,109 to 15,815 patients discharged across the country,” the NCDC said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 23, 2020 04:41 UTC