The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 681 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
In a tweet on Thursday night, the NCDC said that the new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 14,544.
“On the 11th of June 2020, 681 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 14,554 cases have been confirmed, 4,494 cases have been discharged and 387 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 681 new cases are reported from 17 states; Lagos-345, Rivers-51, Ogun-48, Gombe-47, Oyo-36, Imo-31, Delta-28, Kano-23, Bauchi-18, Edo-12, Katsina-12, Kaduna-9, Anambra-7, Jigawa-5, Kebbi-4, Ondo-4, Nasarawa-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 | 6,611 | 5,532 | 997 | 82 |
| FCT | 1,097 | 792 | 280 | 25 |
| Kano | 1,048 | 442 | 556 | 50 |
| Ogun | 523 | 296 | 214 | 13 |
| Edo | 490 | 343 | 122 | 25 |
| Rivers | 454 | 244 | 188 | 22 |
| Oyo | 434 | 309 | 118 | 7 |
| Katsina | 411 | 171 | 219 | 21 |
| Bauchi | 392 | 152 | 230 | 10 |
| Kaduna | 392 | 141 | 241 | 10 |
| Borno | 381 | 150 | 205 | 26 |
| Jigawa | 314 | 138 | 171 | 5 |
| Gombe | 293 | 146 | 135 | 12 |
| Delta | 225 | 151 | 63 | 11 |
| Ebonyi | 152 | 82 | 70 | 0 |
| Kwara | 143 | 72 | 70 | 1 |
| Plateau | 130 | 28 | 99 | 3 |
| Sokoto | 129 | 12 | 103 | 14 |
| Nasarawa | 128 | 92 | 31 | 5 |
| Imo | 114 | 94 | 19 | 1 |
| Abia | 97 | 81 | 16 | 0 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Ondo | 54 | 14 | 31 | 9 |
| Anambra | 53 | 39 | 13 | 1 |
| Yobe | 52 | 20 | 25 | 7 |
| Osun | 50 | 6 | 40 | 4 |
| Kebbi | 47 | 13 | 29 | 5 |
| Niger | 46 | 19 | 26 | 1 |
| Akwa Ibom | 45 | 28 | 15 | 2 |
| Adamawa | 42 | 4 | 34 | 4 |
| Enugu | 35 | 20 | 14 | 1 |
| Bayelsa | 32 | 9 | 20 | 3 |
| Ekiti | 30 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Benue | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Kogi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
681 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-345
Rivers-51
Ogun-48
Gombe-47
Oyo-36
Imo-31
Delta-28
Kano-23
Bauchi-18
Edo-12
Katsina-12
Kaduna-9
Anambra-7
Jigawa-5
Kebbi-4
Ondo-4
Nasarawa-1
Total of:
14,554 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
4,494 discharged
387 deaths#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/VAMND4EM4J
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 11, 2020
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