The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday, announced that the country has recorded 452 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 21,371.
The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday night.
The centre also said that the number of fatalities has risen to 533 after recording 8 new deaths, while 7,338 people have been discharged from the isolation centres after full recovery.
“On the 23rd of June 2020, 452 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 21371 cases have been confirmed, 7338 cases have been discharged and 533 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 452 new cases are reported from 14 states; Lagos-209, Oyo-67, Delta-37, Ogun-36, FCT-22, Abia-20, Enugu-16, Bauchi-15, Kaduna-8, Ondo-8, Osun-7, Imo-3, Benue-3, Borno-1,” the NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 9,073 | 7,490 | 1,457 | 126 |
| FCT | 1,605 | 1,078 | 497 | 30 |
| Kano | 1,190 | 395 | 744 | 51 |
| Oyo | 1,055 | 755 | 291 | 9 |
| Rivers | 930 | 455 | 440 | 35 |
| Edo | 797 | 522 | 243 | 32 |
| Ogun | 699 | 261 | 422 | 16 |
| Kaduna | 608 | 290 | 308 | 10 |
| Delta | 606 | 450 | 136 | 20 |
| Bauchi | 497 | 139 | 347 | 11 |
| Gombe | 479 | 186 | 278 | 15 |
| Borno | 477 | 70 | 376 | 31 |
| Katsina | 434 | 173 | 239 | 22 |
| Jigawa | 317 | 120 | 191 | 6 |
| Ebonyi | 264 | 41 | 222 | 1 |
| Plateau | 253 | 98 | 148 | 7 |
| Abia | 252 | 156 | 93 | 3 |
| Imo | 246 | 222 | 21 | 3 |
| Kwara | 200 | 72 | 122 | 6 |
| Nasarawa | 193 | 93 | 94 | 6 |
| Bayelsa | 177 | 126 | 40 | 11 |
| Ondo | 162 | 86 | 59 | 17 |
| Enugu | 160 | 124 | 31 | 5 |
| Sokoto | 138 | 8 | 116 | 14 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Kebbi | 67 | 21 | 40 | 6 |
| Osun | 67 | 16 | 46 | 5 |
| Anambra | 66 | 6 | 51 | 9 |
| Niger | 66 | 26 | 37 | 3 |
| Akwa Ibom | 65 | 20 | 43 | 2 |
| Yobe | 56 | 3 | 45 | 8 |
| Benue | 47 | 31 | 15 | 1 |
| Adamawa | 45 | 3 | 37 | 5 |
| Ekiti | 35 | 5 | 28 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Kogi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
452 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-209
Oyo-67
Delta-37
Ogun-36
FCT-22
Abia-20
Enugu-16
Bauchi-15
Kaduna-8
Ondo-8
Osun-7
Imo-3
Benue-3
Borno-1
21,371 confirmed
7,338 discharged
533 deaths pic.twitter.com/ZcRAlVR4ro
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 23, 2020
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