COVID-19: Nigeria’s Confirmed Cases Exceed 34,000, with 595 New Cases Recorded
"Till date, 34854 cases have been confirmed, 14292 cases have been discharged and 769 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory," NCDC reveals.
Joy Kalu 
The COVID-19 cases in Nigeria have exceeded 34,000 following the confirmation of 595 new infections in the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Thursday night.
The breakdown of the figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on its Twitter handle shows that Lagos State led with 156 new cases, followed by Ondo with 95, then was River State with 53.
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“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours,” NCDC noted.
NCDC puts the number of cases recorded in 24 states as of July 16 to as follows: Lagos 156, Ondo 95, Rivers 53, Abia 43, Oyo 38, Enugu 29, Edo 24, FCT 23, Kaduna 20, Akwa Ibom 17, Anambra 17 and Osun 17.
Others are Ogun 14, Kano 13, Imo 11, Delta 6 Ekiti 5, Gombe 4 Plateau 4, Cross River 2, Adamawa 1, Bauchi 1 Jigawa 1, and Yobe 1.
“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,” he added.
Following the 595 new cases in the country, the total confirmed cases now stand at 34,854.
On a positive note, the country has been able to discharge 14,292 people who recovered from the virus.
