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COVID-19: Nigeria records 591 new cases, total rises to 39,539

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 591 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 39,539.

The NCDC made the announcement on Sunday night via its Twitter handle.

“On the 24th of July 2020, 591 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 39539 cases have been confirmed, 16559 cases have been discharged and 845 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 591 new cases are reported from 17 states; Oyo-191, Lagos-168, FCT-61, Ondo-29, Osun-26, Ebonyi-24, Edo-23, Ogun-14, Rivers-13, Akwa Ibom-12, Kaduna-10, Katsina-6, Borno-4, Ekiti-3, Delta-3, Imo-3, Niger-1,” the NCDC said.

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	14,177	11,898	2,087	192
FCT	3,437	2,390	1,006	41
Oyo	2,497	1,325	1,148	24
Edo	2,128	696	1,360	72
Rivers	1,600	469	1,081	50
Delta	1,456	782	634	40
Kano	1,452	209	1,190	53
Kaduna	1,299	293	994	12
Ogun	1,241	245	973	23
Ondo	1,030	760	248	22
Plateau	780	331	430	19
Ebonyi	748	148	577	23
Enugu	726	284	425	17
Katsina	723	259	441	23
Kwara	707	489	202	16
Borno	609	52	522	35
Gombe	558	14	521	23
Bauchi	535	14	508	13
Abia	527	132	391	4
Imo	465	348	108	9
Osun	420	215	195	10
Bayelsa	326	79	226	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Benue	294	235	53	6
Nasarawa	292	171	113	8
Akwa Ibom	208	80	121	7
Niger	167	25	133	9
Sokoto	153	0	137	16
Anambra	132	45	75	12
Adamawa	115	21	85	9
Ekiti	91	42	47	2
Kebbi	90	4	79	7
Zamfara	77	1	71	5
Yobe	64	3	53	8
Taraba	54	43	11	0
Cross River	34	30	3	1
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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