ICYMI: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Toll Near 39,000 With 604 New Cases
In case you missed it, six hundred and four (604) fresh Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases was confirmed on Thursday July 23 as the country’s total infections stood at 38,948.
This is according to a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which showed that the latest COVID-19 infections were reported in twenty states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with Lagos State, the country’s epicentre for the disease, having the highest number of infected people – 203.
A breakdown of the new cases of the pandemic in the country for the day showed they were distributed as thus: FCT – 79; Edo – 41; Osun – 35; Ogun – 24; Rivers – 22; Kaduna – 22; Akwa Ibom – 20; and Plateau – 18. Others are: Delta – 9; Ebonyi – 9; Imo – 8; Enugu – 5; and Kano – 5; Cross River – 5 ; Katsina – 4; Nasarawa – 3; Borno – 2; Ekiti – 2; and Bauchi – 1.
Of the confirmed infected persons in the West African nation – 38,948 – 16,061 have been discharged with 833 deaths recorded thus far, the data from the health agency indicated.
604 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-203
Oyo-87
FCT-79
Edo-41
Osun-35
Ogun-24
Rivers-22
Kaduna-22
Akwa Ibom-20
Plateau-18
Delta-9
Ebonyi-9
Imo-8
Enugu-5
Kano-5
Cross River-5
Katsina-4
Nasarawa-3
Borno-2
Ekiti-2
Bauchi-138,948 confirmed
16,061 discharged
833 deaths pic.twitter.com/fZgmSoSeSH— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 23, 2020
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