May 14, 2026

Lagos, FCT lead as Nigeria records 600 new cases of COVID-19

By Saddam Yusuf Saleh

Nigeria has recorded 600 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, July 17th, 2020.

Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 19 states, and the FCT with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 129 cases.

The states with the 600 new cases are Lagos-129, FCT-118, Oyo-87, Kano-55, Benue-42, Enugu-35, Kwara-28, Imo-16, Ogun-13, Kaduna-12, Ondo-12, Delta-11, Edo-11, Plateau-8, Nasarawa-6, Ekiti-6, Niger-6, Borno-4, Abia-4, and Gombe-3.

NCDC also announced that as of 11:50 pm on 17th July, there are 35,454 total COVID-19 confirmed cases reported in Nigeria.

14,633 patients have been discharged with 772 deaths across the country.

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