Nigeria recorded 595 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing total infections reported in the country to 34,854. Also, nine more coronavirus associated deaths were recorded in the country, bringing total fatalities to 769, said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The centre stated, “On the 16th of July 2020, 595 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. “Till date, 34,854 cases have been confirmed, 14,292 cases have been discharged and 769 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 595 new cases are reported from 24 states – Lagos (156), Ondo (95), Rivers (53), Abia (43), Oyo (38), Enugu (29), Edo (24), FCT(23), Kaduna (20), Akwa Ibom (17), Anambra (17), Osun (17), Ogun (14), Kano (13), Imo (11), Delta (6), Ekiti (5), Gombe (4), Plateau (4), Cross River (2), Adamawa (1), Bauchi (1), Jigawa (1), Yobe (1).”
Source: Punch
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