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Nigeria records 438 COVID-19 cases, total now 39,977

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Nigeria’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday rose to 39,977 as 438 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Saturday night.

“On the 25th of July 2020, 438 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 39977 cases have been confirmed, 16948 cases have been discharged and 856 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 438 new cases are reported from 24 states- Lagos(123), Kaduna(50), Rivers(40), Edo(37), Adamawa(25), Oyo(20), Nasarawa(16), Osun(15), Enugu(15), FCT(14), Ekiti(13), Ondo(13), Ebonyi(11), Katsina(10), Abia(9), Delta(8), Kwara(4), Ogun(3), Cross River(3), Kano(3), Bauchi(3), Yobe(2), Sokoto(1), 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	14,300	12,021	2,087	192
FCT	3,451	2,388	1,022	41
Oyo	2,517	1,345	1,148	24
Edo	2,165	694	1,399	72
Rivers	1,640	446	1,144	50
Delta	1,464	790	634	40
Kano	1,455	212	1,190	53
Kaduna	1,349	305	1,032	12
Ogun	1,244	214	1,007	23
Ondo	1,043	673	348	22
Plateau	780	331	430	19
Ebonyi	759	155	581	23
Enugu	741	299	425	17
Katsina	733	261	449	23
Kwara	711	493	202	16
Borno	609	52	522	35
Gombe	558	14	521	23
Bauchi	538	9	516	13
Abia	536	106	426	4
Imo	465	348	108	9
Osun	435	211	214	10
Bayelsa	326	54	251	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Nasarawa	308	187	113	8
Benue	294	235	53	6
Akwa Ibom	208	80	121	7
Niger	168	23	136	9
Sokoto	153	0	137	16
Adamawa	140	46	85	9
Anambra	132	45	75	12
Ekiti	104	47	55	2
Kebbi	90	4	79	7
Zamfara	77	1	71	5
Yobe	66	5	53	8
Taraba	54	43	11	0
Cross River	37	33	3	1
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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