Nigeria Records 315 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Infections Hit 12,801

Coronavirus cases in Nigeria increased further on Tuesday with 315 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.

315 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos- 128
FCT-34
Rivers- 32
Edo- 28
Oyo- 22
Kaduna- 20
Gombe- 13
Ogun- 8
Plateau- 5
Delta- 7
Kwara- 7
Kano- 5
Bauchi- 4
Katsina- 2

12801 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 4040
Deaths: 361 pic.twitter.com/emGBvHicRg

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 8, 2020

This increases the country’s total infections to 12,801 out of which 4,040 have been discharged with 361 losing their lives.

Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 13 states and the FCT, with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 128 cases.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/A0NkMvZqE5#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/pqMroknNlG

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 8, 2020