NCDC confirms 595 new COVID-19 cases, total now 34,854

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 595 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 34,854.

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

“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, 34854 cases have been confirmed, 14292 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),” 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	13,097	10,973	1,948	176
FCT	2,761	1,882	840	39
Oyo	1,989	959	1,011	19
Edo	1,874	662	1,150	62
Rivers	1,480	469	964	47
Delta	1,404	784	585	35
Kano	1,331	243	1,035	53
Ogun	1,146	347	777	22
Kaduna	1,087	331	744	12
Ondo	865	705	139	21
Katsina	669	205	441	23
Ebonyi	646	104	532	10
Plateau	595	319	260	16
Borno	593	94	464	35
Enugu	560	214	330	16
Gombe	537	40	475	22
Bauchi	522	4	505	13
Abia	456	88	365	3
Kwara	422	229	179	14
Imo	420	333	78	9
Osun	328	235	84	9
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Bayelsa	318	136	163	19
Nasarawa	254	133	113	8
Akwa Ibom	162	47	112	3
Sokoto	153	0	137	16
Niger	145	30	108	7
Benue	143	95	42	6
Anambra	118	41	67	10
Adamawa	111	20	83	8
Kebbi	88	7	74	7
Zamfara	76	0	71	5
Ekiti	72	30	40	2
Yobe	63	4	51	8
Taraba	30	19	11	0
Cross River	12	8	3	1
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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