COVID-19: Nigeria Records 594 New Cases of Coronavirus

COVID-19: Nigeria Records 594 New Cases of Coronavirus, Increasing Total Number of Cases to 22,614

Coronavirus cases in Nigeria increased further with 594 cases reported by the country, even as the nation intensifies efforts to flatten the curve of the pandemic.

The new cases were confirmed by the specialist agency, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Twitter.

594 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-159
Delta-106
Ondo-44
FCT-34
Edo-34
Oyo-33
Kaduna-33
Enugu-28
Katsina-25
Imo-22
Adamawa-15
Ogun-12
Osun-11
Abia-8
Rivers-6
Nasarawa-5
Bauchi-5
Niger-5
Kebbi-4
Ekiti-3
Plateau-1
Taraba-1

22,614 confirmed
7,822 discharged
549 deaths pic.twitter.com/JaiUIdu56J

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 25, 2020

This increases the country’s total infections to 22,614 out of which 7,822 have been discharged with 549 losing their lives.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/pOCEUIfwYc

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 25, 2020

Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 21 states and the FCT, with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 159 cases.