By Ogechi Okorie
Abuja (Precise Post) – Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that 595 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Thursday bringing total infections now to 34,854.
Also , nine more coronavirus associated deaths were recorded in the country , bringing total fatalities to 769 , said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control .
The centre stated, “On the 16 th of July 2020 , 595 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths were recorded in Nigeria . No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours .
“Till date , 34 , 854 cases have been confirmed , 14 , 292 cases have been discharged and 769 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory .
“The 595 new cases are reported from 24 states – Lagos (156), Ondo (95 ), Rivers (53 ) , Abia (43 ), Oyo (38 ) , Enugu (29 ), Edo (24 ) , FCT (23 ), Kaduna (20 ), Akwa Ibom (17 ), Anambra (17 ), Osun (17 ) , Ogun (14 ), Kano (13 ), Imo (11 ), Delta (6 ), Ekiti (5 ), Gombe (4 ) , Plateau (4 ), Cross River (2 ), Adamawa (1 ) , Bauchi ( 1 ), Jigawa (1 ), Yobe ( 1 ). ”
The breakdown of cases by states are as follows:
