{"id":27514,"date":"2020-07-18T14:02:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T14:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=27514"},"modified":"2020-07-18T14:02:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T14:02:14","slug":"nigeria-now-has-over-35000-confirmed-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nigeria-now-has-over-35000-confirmed-cases","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria now has over 35,000 confirmed cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are over 35,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria as of Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Last night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 600 new positive cases.<\/p>\n<p>It brought the total to 35,454 in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the increase in new cases, there was a significant drop in the death toll, with only three fatalities recorded.<\/p>\n<p>The recovery rate also increased from 14,292 to 14,633.<\/p>\n<p>The number of active cases has also increased from 19,500 to 20,049 patients.<\/p>\n<p>As the number of cases continues to increase globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries to work towards improving livelihoods considering the impact of lockdown measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are over 35,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria as of Saturday morning. Last night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 600 new positive cases. It brought the total to 35,454 in the country. 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