Nigeria has recorded 544 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, July 5th, 2020.
Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 18 states, and the FCT with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 199 cases.
The states with the 544 new cases are 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 and Ekiti-1.
NCDC also announced that as of 11:30 pm on 4th July, there are 28,711 total COVID-19 confirmed cases reported in Nigeria.
11,665 patients have been discharged with 645 deaths across the country.