The number of COVID-19 cases in Lagos State now stands at 12,711, even as the total infections in Nigeria as risen to 33,616.
The NCDC through it’s official Twitter handle reported 463 new cases from 17 States.
It said that Lagos accounted for 156 new COVID-19 infections out of the 595 cases reported from 20 states on July 13.
As it stands, Lagos remains the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria, as 128 of the new cases were reported in Lagos, 92 in Kwara and 39 in Enugu .
Ohers states with cases were Delta (33), Edo (29), Plateau (28), Kaduna (23), Oyo (15), Ogun (14), Osun (14), FCT (12), Ondo (9), Rivers (9), Abia (8), Bayelsa (5), Ekiti (3), and Borno (2).
The agency stated that till date, 33,616 cases had been confirmed, 13,792 cases discharged and 754 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
