Nigeria records 681 new COVID-19 cases as total rises to 14,544

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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

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