COVID-19: Nigeria Records 684 New Cases of Coronavirus, Increasing Total Number of Cases to 23,298

Coronavirus cases in Nigeria increased further with 684 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.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/jbMF0U3YoB

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 26, 2020

This increases the country’s total infections to 23,298 out of which 8,253 have been discharged with 554 losing their lives.

Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 18 states and the FCT, with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 259 cases.