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Ten States With Highest COVID-19 Cases, Deaths

The country has so far recorded a total of 38,344 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across states in the country.

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Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 138 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Wednesday, July 22 reported five hundred and forty-three confirmed new cases of Coronavirus pandemic in the country.

The country has so far recorded a total of 38,344 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across states in the country.

The agency in charge of disease control in a data released noted that Lagos, Abuja, Oyo, Edo, Rivers are states with the highest COVID-19 cases.

Top ten States with most confirmed cases are Lagos with 13,806 cases, Abuja followed with 3297, Oyo-2219, Edo-2064, Rivers-1565, Kano-1447, Delta-1444, Kaduna- 1267, Ogun-1203 and Ondo-1001 cases.

247,825 people have been tested in the country, while the country has 21,716 active cases, 15,815 patients have been discharged and 813 others have died.

Below are States with the highest death

1. Lagos- 177
2. Abuja-40
3. Oyo -20
4. Edo- 72
5. Rivers- 49
6. Kano- 53
7. Delta -39
8. Kaduna- 12
9. Ogun -23
10. Ondo -22



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