Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 604 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 604 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 23rd of July.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 38,948 confirmed The centre also stated that 16,061 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 833 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 Thursday, 23rd of July was 22,3054.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “604 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

“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, ano-5, Cross River-5, Katsina-4, Nasarawa-3,Borno-2, Ekiti-2, Bauchi-1

“38,948 confirmed, 16,061 discharged, 833 deaths.”

604 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

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

38,948 confirmed
16,061 discharged
833 deaths pic.twitter.com/fZgmSoSeSH

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 23, 2020

Note: The 15 deaths reported for Lagos State on 23rd July include previously unreported deaths.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/O9QsvFjRP5

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 23, 2020