COVID-19: Nigeria Records 745 New Cases of Coronavirus, Increasing Total Number of Cases to 18,480

Coronavirus cases in Nigeria increased further with 745 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.

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-1

18,480 confirmed
6,307 discharged
475 deaths pic.twitter.com/7nIkvEarwv

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 18, 2020

This increases the country’s total infections to 18,480 out of which 6,307 have been discharged with 475 losing their lives.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/1AYKUMFBrf

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 18, 2020

Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 10 states and the FCT, with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 280 cases.