Breaking: Nigeria records 595 fresh cases of Covid-19

Nigeria has recorded 595 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday bringing total reported cases to 34, 854.

The breakdown of the figures released by the NCDC on its verified Twitter handle shows Lagos leading the pack with 156 cases while Ondo followed closely with 95 cases.

Details of the number of cases recorded by each state on  Thursday July 16, 2020 are contained below:

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 record further shows that a total of 14, 292 persons have been discharged while 769 deaths have been recorded in the country.