Nigeria has recorded an additional 591 coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on the 24th of July.
According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 39,539 confirmed The centre also stated that 16,559 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.
Meanwhile, 845 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigerians as of the night of Friday, 24th of July was 22,135.
Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “591 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:
“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
“39,539 confirmed 16,559 discharged 845 deaths.”
591 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
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-139,539 confirmed
16,559 discharged
845 deaths pic.twitter.com/6ShOHoggtS— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 24, 2020
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/t8XJFta1gW
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 24, 2020
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