The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 604 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 38,948.
The NCDC made the announcement on Sunday night via its Twitter handle.
“On the 23rd of July 2020, 604 new confirmed cases and 20 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 38948 cases have been confirmed, 16061 cases have been discharged and 833 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
:The 604 new cases are reported from 21 states; 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-1,” the NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state;
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 14,009 | 11,742 | 2,075 | 192 |
| FCT | 3,376 | 2,354 | 982 | 40 |
| Oyo | 2,306 | 1,166 | 1,120 | 20 |
| Edo | 2,105 | 687 | 1,346 | 72 |
| Rivers | 1,587 | 469 | 1,069 | 49 |
| Delta | 1,453 | 780 | 634 | 39 |
| Kano | 1,452 | 234 | 1,165 | 53 |
| Kaduna | 1,289 | 297 | 980 | 12 |
| Ogun | 1,227 | 282 | 922 | 23 |
| Ondo | 1,001 | 831 | 148 | 22 |
| Plateau | 780 | 376 | 385 | 19 |
| Enugu | 726 | 338 | 371 | 17 |
| Ebonyi | 724 | 126 | 577 | 21 |
| Katsina | 717 | 253 | 441 | 23 |
| Kwara | 707 | 504 | 188 | 15 |
| Borno | 605 | 49 | 521 | 35 |
| Gombe | 558 | 14 | 521 | 23 |
| Bauchi | 535 | 16 | 506 | 13 |
| Abia | 527 | 132 | 391 | 4 |
| Imo | 462 | 358 | 95 | 9 |
| Osun | 394 | 229 | 155 | 10 |
| Bayelsa | 326 | 100 | 205 | 21 |
| Jigawa | 322 | 3 | 308 | 11 |
| Benue | 294 | 235 | 53 | 6 |
| Nasarawa | 292 | 171 | 113 | 8 |
| Akwa Ibom | 196 | 70 | 121 | 5 |
| Niger | 166 | 45 | 112 | 9 |
| Sokoto | 153 | 0 | 137 | 16 |
| Anambra | 132 | 52 | 68 | 12 |
| Adamawa | 115 | 21 | 85 | 9 |
| Kebbi | 90 | 4 | 79 | 7 |
| Ekiti | 88 | 39 | 47 | 2 |
| 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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