Confirmed COVID-19 cases Nigeria nears 20,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 661 new cases of COVID-19 as Nigeria records a total number of 19,808 infections.

The NCDC announced late Saturday night, June 20, via its official Twitter handle.

With the latest data from the NCDC, Nigeria now has 19,808 confirmed Covid-19 cases out of 6,718 have recovered while 506 have died.

In the last 24 hours, 19 people have died of Covid-19 while 137 people have recovered.

According to the agency’s dashboard, “on the 20th of June 2020, 661 new confirmed cases and 19 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 19808 cases have been confirmed, 6718 cases have been discharged and 506 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory

“The 661 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos(230), Rivers(127), Delta(83), FCT(60), Oyo(51), Edo(31),Bayelsa(27), Kaduna(25), Plateau(13), Ondo(6), Nasarawa(3), Ekiti(2), Kano(2), Borno(1)”

 

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