The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 664 persons tested positive for Coronavirus in Nigeria on Saturday.
It also said 15 people died from the disease on the same day.
The health body released the figures via a post on it website.
According to the body, the new infections have pushed the total number of cases in the country to 31,987 while the number of deaths have risen to 724.
The NCDC further disclosed that a total of 13,103 COVID-19 patients have been successfully managed and discharged across the country.
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Lagos, the epicentre of the disease accounted for the highest number of infections recorded on Saturday with 224 cases, followed by Abuja and Edo with 105 and 85 cases respectively.
The post read in full: “On the 11th of July 2020, 664 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 31987 cases have been confirmed, 13103 cases have been discharged and 724 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 664 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos(224), FCT(105), Edo(85), Ondo(64), Kaduna(32), Imo(27), Osun(19), Plateau(17), Oyo(17), Ogun(17), Rivers(14), Delta(11), Adamawa(10), Enugu(7), Nassarawa (6), Gombe(3), Abia(3), Ekiti(3).”
