Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 40,532 after 555 new infections

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Nigeria’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday rose to 40,532 as 555 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

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

“On the 26th of July 2020, 555 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 40532 cases have been confirmed, 17374 cases have been discharged and 858 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos(156), Kano(65), Ogun(57), Plateau(54), Oyo(53), Benue(43), FCT(30), Ondo(18), Kaduna(16), Akwa Ibom(13), Gombe(13), Rivers(12), Ekiti(9), Osun(8), Cross River(3), Borno(2), Edo(2), Bayelsa(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	14,456	12,177	2,087	192
FCT	3,481	2,387	1,053	41
Oyo	2,570	1,398	1,148	24
Edo	2,167	681	1,409	77
Rivers	1,652	286	1,314	52
Kano	1,520	254	1,213	53
Delta	1,464	790	634	40
Kaduna	1,365	321	1,032	12
Ogun	1,301	246	1,032	23
Ondo	1,061	591	448	22
Plateau	834	369	446	19
Ebonyi	759	155	580	24
Enugu	741	299	425	17
Katsina	733	261	449	23
Kwara	711	493	202	16
Borno	611	17	559	35
Gombe	571	27	521	23
Bauchi	538	9	516	13
Abia	536	106	426	4
Imo	465	348	108	9
Osun	443	219	214	10
Benue	337	278	53	6
Bayelsa	327	55	251	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Nasarawa	308	187	113	8
Akwa Ibom	221	93	121	7
Niger	168	23	133	12
Sokoto	153	0	137	16
Adamawa	140	46	85	9
Anambra	132	45	75	12
Ekiti	113	56	55	2
Kebbi	90	4	79	7
Zamfara	77	1	71	5
Yobe	66	4	54	8
Taraba	54	43	11	0
Cross River	40	28	9	3
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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