JUST IN: Nigeria records 591 fresh cases of COVID-19

Nigeria has confirmed 591 new cases of COVID19 with 12 deaths in the country, this according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The health agency announced this on Friday night in a tweet.

It said till date, 39539 cases have been confirmed, after conducting sample tests of 256,038.

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The tweet said 591 new cases reported from 17 states including the FCT are- Oyo(191), Lagos (168), FCT(61), Ondo(29), Osun(26), Ebonyi(24), Edo(23), Ogun(14), Rivers(13), Akwa Ibom (12), Kaduna(10), Katsina(6), Borno (4), Ekiti(3), Delta(3), Imo(3), Niger (1)

591 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Oyo-191
Lagos-168
FCT-61
Ondo-29
Osun-26
Ebonyi-24
Edo-23
Ogun-14
Rivers-13
Akwa Ibom-12
Kaduna-10
Katsina-6
Borno-4
Ekiti-3
Delta-3
Imo-3
Niger-1

39,539 confirmed
16,559 discharged
845 deaths pic.twitter.com/6ShOHoggtS

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 24, 2020

Solacebase reports that 16,559 cases have been discharged and 845 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.