The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, announced that the country has recorded 404 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 42,208.
The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday night.
The new figure is the lowest for the month of July. The month began with a record of 790 new COVID-19 cases on July 1, while the lowest number before Wednesday was 435 cases, which were confirmed on July 25.
Five new fatalities were confirmed on Wednesday, increasing the number of fatalities from 868 to 873.
Out of the country’s current total of 42,208 cases confirmed in 35 states and the FCT, 22,331 people still have the virus, while a total of 19,004 have recovered.
The NCDC said the new cases were reported in 19 states: “Lagos-106 FCT-54 Rivers-48 Plateau-40 Edo-29 Enugu-21 Oyo-20 Kano-18 Ondo-15 Ogun-10 Ebonyi-9 Ekiti-8 Kaduna-6 Cross River-5 Kwara-4 Anambra-3 Delta-3 Imo-2 Nasarawa-2 Borno-1”.
Meanwhile, as Nigerians prepare for the Sallah festivities beginning on Thursday, the NCDC has advised against flouting the established protocols on wearing of face masks, maintaining physical distancing, and embracing proper hygiene.
In a post via its Twitter handle on Wednesday, the elderly and those with underlying health conditions were urged to endeavour to be more cautious in order not to risk contracting the virus.
“COVID-19 may cause severe complications in the elderly and people with underlying health conditions,” NCDC said.
“#TakeResponsibility to protect them this festive period & stay safe – wear a face mask, observe physical distancing & wash your hands frequently. Let’s celebrate Sallah safely.”
Here is the breakdown of the 42,208 COVID-19 cases by state:
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
| Lagos | 14,954 | 12,619 | 2,143 | 192 |
| FCT | 3,614 | 2,488 | 1,084 | 42 |
| Oyo | 2,688 | 1,451 | 1,210 | 27 |
| Edo | 2,241 | 478 | 1,684 | 79 |
| Rivers | 1,739 | 277 | 1,410 | 52 |
| Kano | 1,576 | 257 | 1,266 | 53 |
| Delta | 1,486 | 187 | 1,257 | 42 |
| Kaduna | 1,404 | 294 | 1,098 | 12 |
| Ogun | 1,336 | 245 | 1,068 | 23 |
| Ondo | 1,123 | 552 | 548 | 23 |
| Plateau | 1,056 | 568 | 469 | 19 |
| Enugu | 790 | 347 | 425 | 18 |
| Ebonyi | 785 | 165 | 596 | 24 |
| Kwara | 753 | 521 | 213 | 19 |
| Katsina | 742 | 262 | 457 | 23 |
| Borno | 613 | 17 | 561 | 35 |
| Gombe | 607 | 60 | 524 | 23 |
| Abia | 545 | 114 | 426 | 5 |
| Bauchi | 539 | 8 | 518 | 13 |
| Osun | 500 | 260 | 229 | 11 |
| Imo | 468 | 340 | 119 | 9 |
| Benue | 346 | 282 | 58 | 6 |
| Bayelsa | 327 | 29 | 277 | 21 |
| Jigawa | 322 | 3 | 308 | 11 |
| Nasarawa | 312 | 81 | 223 | 8 |
| Niger | 223 | 78 | 133 | 12 |
| Akwa Ibom | 221 | 93 | 121 | 7 |
| Sokoto | 154 | 1 | 137 | 16 |
| Adamawa | 140 | 46 | 85 | 9 |
| Anambra | 135 | 48 | 75 | 12 |
| Ekiti | 132 | 75 | 55 | 2 |
| Kebbi | 90 | 4 | 79 | 7 |
| Zamfara | 77 | 1 | 71 | 5 |
| Yobe | 66 | 4 | 54 | 8 |
| Taraba | 54 | 43 | 11 | 0 |
| Cross River | 45 | 33 | 9 | 3 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
