Nigeria’s coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, on Friday, increased to 15,181 as 627 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday night. it also said that 229 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos.
“On the 12th of June 2020, 627 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 15181 cases have been confirmed, 4891 cases have been discharged and 399 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 627 new cases are reported from 23 states; Lagos-229, FCT-65, Abia-54, Borno-42, Oyo-35, Rivers-28, Edo-28, Gombe-27, Ogun-21, Plateau-18, Delta-18, Bauchi-10, Kaduna-10, Benue-9, Ondo-8, Kwara-6, Nasarawa-4, Enugu-4, Sokoto-3, Niger-3, Kebbi-3, Yobe-1, Kano-1.”
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 | 6,840 | 5,621 | 1,137 | 82 |
| FCT | 1,162 | 821 | 316 | 25 |
| Kano | 1,049 | 422 | 577 | 50 |
| Ogun | 544 | 316 | 214 | 14 |
| Edo | 518 | 365 | 128 | 25 |
| Rivers | 482 | 264 | 196 | 22 |
| Oyo | 469 | 246 | 216 | 7 |
| Borno | 423 | 166 | 231 | 26 |
| Katsina | 411 | 170 | 219 | 22 |
| Kaduna | 402 | 150 | 242 | 10 |
| Bauchi | 402 | 162 | 230 | 10 |
| Gombe | 320 | 173 | 135 | 12 |
| Jigawa | 314 | 131 | 178 | 5 |
| Delta | 243 | 168 | 63 | 12 |
| Ebonyi | 152 | 82 | 70 | 0 |
| Abia | 151 | 135 | 16 | 0 |
| Kwara | 149 | 78 | 70 | 1 |
| Plateau | 148 | 46 | 99 | 3 |
| Nasarawa | 132 | 62 | 64 | 6 |
| Sokoto | 132 | 15 | 103 | 14 |
| Imo | 114 | 94 | 19 | 1 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Ondo | 62 | 21 | 32 | 9 |
| Anambra | 53 | 26 | 18 | 9 |
| Yobe | 53 | 10 | 36 | 7 |
| Kebbi | 50 | 16 | 29 | 5 |
| Osun | 50 | 5 | 41 | 4 |
| Niger | 49 | 20 | 28 | 1 |
| Akwa Ibom | 45 | 28 | 15 | 2 |
| Adamawa | 42 | 4 | 34 | 4 |
| Enugu | 39 | 24 | 14 | 1 |
| Bayelsa | 32 | 9 | 20 | 3 |
| Ekiti | 30 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
| Benue | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Kogi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
627 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Lagos-229
FCT-65
Abia-54
Borno-42
Oyo-35
Rivers-28
Edo-28
Gombe-27
Ogun-21
Plateau-18
Delta-18
Bauchi-10
Kaduna-10
Benue-9
Ondo-8
Kwara-6
Nasarawa-4
Enugu-4
Sokoto-3
Niger-3
Kebbi-3
Yobe-1
Kano-1Total:
15181 confirmed
4891 discharged
399 deaths pic.twitter.com/aiShUyjiJA— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 12, 2020
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