JUST IN: Nigeria records 571 COVID-19 cases, total infections now 32,558

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 571 new cases of COVID19 with 16 deaths in the country.

The centre announced this on Sunday night in a tweet.

It said till date, 32, 558 cases of the novel disease have been confirmed after sample test of 181,248 conducted.

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According to the tweet, the 571 new cases are reported from 20 states, including FCT- Lagos(152), Ebonyi(108), Edo(53), Ondo(46), FCT(38), Oyo(20), Kwara(19), Plateau(17), Osun(14), Bayelsa(14), Ekiti(14), Katsina(14), Akwa Ibom(11), Kaduna(11), Rivers(11), Niger(10), Ogun(7), Kano(6), Cross River(4), Bauchi(2)

571 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-152
Ebonyi-108
Edo-53
Ondo-46
FCT-38
Oyo-20
Kwara-19
Plateau-17
Osun-14
Bayelsa-14
Ekiti-14
Katsina-14
Akwa Ibom-11
Kaduna-11
Rivers-11
Niger-10
Ogun-7
Kano-6
Cross River-4
Bauchi-2

32,558 confirmed
13,447 discharged
740 deaths pic.twitter.com/h9SJid9veA

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 12, 2020

Solacebase reports that 13,447 patients have been discharged and 740 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.