Nigeria has recorded 600 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 35,454.
The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle.
600 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-129
FCT-118
Oyo-87
Kano-55
Benue-42
Enugu-35
Kwara-28
Imo-16
Ogun-13
Kaduna-12
Ondo-12
Delta-11
Edo-11
Plateau-8
Nasarawa-6
Ekiti-6
Niger-6
Borno-4
Abia-4
Gombe-335,454 confirmed
14,633 discharged
772 deaths pic.twitter.com/OsPmCXJVU2— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 17, 2020
20 states recorded new COVID- 19 cases which include – Lagos – 129, FCT – 118, Oyo – 87, Kano – 55, Benue – 42, Enugu – 35, Kwara – 28, Imo – 16, Ogun – 13, Kaduna – 12, Ondo – 12, Delta – 11, Edo – 11 , Plateau – 8, Nasarawa – 6, Ekiti – 6, Niger – 6, Borno – 4, Abia – 4 and Gombe – 3.
Lagos remains the epicenter of the disease with a total tally of over 13, 097 infections and 176 deaths.

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