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600 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Nigeria, taking the total to 35,454 in the country.
This was announced on Friday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its verified Twitter handle.
Out of the 600 new cases which was confirmed in 20 states in the country, Lagos and FCT topped the list with 129 and 118 infections respectively. Others are 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.
Total discharged cases increased by 341 to 14,633, while total fatalities rose by three to 772 in the country.
The breakdown of the cases by NCDC reads below:
600 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 17, 2020
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-3
35,454 confirmed
14,633 discharged
772 deaths pic.twitter.com/OsPmCXJVU2
