Nigeria records 745 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 18,480
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 745 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 18,480.
The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Thursday.
“On the 18th of June 2020, 745 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 18480 cases have been confirmed, 6307 cases have been discharged and 475 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 745 new cases are reported from 21 states; Lagos-280, Oyo-103, Ebonyi-72, FCT-60, Imo-46, Edo-34, Delta-33, Rivers-25, Kaduna-23, Ondo-16, Katsina-12, Kano-10, Bauchi-8, Borno-7, Kwara-5, Gombe-4, Sokoto-2, Enugu-2, Yobe-1, Osun-1, Nasarawa-1,” 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 | 7,896 | 6,406 | 1,382 | 108 |
| FCT | 1,451 | 1,021 | 402 | 28 |
| Kano | 1,170 | 414 | 706 | 50 |
| Oyo | 764 | 474 | 281 | 9 |
| Edo | 729 | 538 | 160 | 31 |
| Rivers | 721 | 407 | 288 | 26 |
| Ogun | 586 | 215 | 356 | 15 |
| Kaduna | 513 | 217 | 286 | 10 |
| Borno | 464 | 101 | 333 | 30 |
| Gombe | 447 | 243 | 191 | 13 |
| Bauchi | 438 | 105 | 322 | 11 |
| Katsina | 426 | 171 | 233 | 22 |
| Delta | 400 | 279 | 104 | 17 |
| Jigawa | 317 | 121 | 190 | 6 |
| Ebonyi | 234 | 97 | 137 | 0 |
| Imo | 205 | 181 | 21 | 3 |
| Plateau | 186 | 67 | 114 | 5 |
| Nasarawa | 178 | 98 | 74 | 6 |
| Kwara | 177 | 71 | 100 | 6 |
| Abia | 173 | 153 | 20 | 0 |
| Sokoto | 135 | 6 | 115 | 14 |
| Bayelsa | 111 | 80 | 28 | 3 |
| Ondo | 107 | 51 | 41 | 15 |
| Enugu | 95 | 62 | 28 | 5 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Kebbi | 67 | 27 | 34 | 6 |
| Anambra | 66 | 13 | 44 | 9 |
| Niger | 66 | 31 | 33 | 2 |
| Yobe | 56 | 3 | 45 | 8 |
| Osun | 51 | 2 | 45 | 4 |
| Akwa Ibom | 46 | 3 | 41 | 2 |
| Adamawa | 42 | 1 | 37 | 4 |
| Benue | 36 | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| Ekiti | 30 | 4 | 24 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Kogi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
745 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-280
Oyo-103
Ebonyi-72
FCT-60
Imo-46
Edo-34
Delta-33
Rivers-25
Kaduna-23
Ondo-16
Katsina-12
Kano-10
Bauchi-8
Borno-7
Kwara-5
Gombe-4
Sokoto-2
Enugu-2
Yobe-1
Osun-1
Nasarawa-118,480 confirmed
6,307 discharged
475 deaths pic.twitter.com/7nIkvEarwv— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 18, 2020
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