667 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the confirmation of 667 fresh cases of Coronavirus disease in the country.

While 274 patients recovered from the deadly virus in the last 24 hours, 12 new deaths were recorded by the disease agency.

The new figure brings the total number of cases to 19,147 out of which 6581 have been treated and discharged while the death toll increased to 487 in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 667 new cases are reported from 23 states- Lagos (281), Abia (48), Oyo (45), FCT ,(38), Ogun (37), Enugu (31), Ondo (23), Plateau (21), Edo (19), Delta (18), Rivers (18), Bayelsa (17), Akwa Ibom (17), Kaduna(14), Kano (12), Bauchi (9) Gombe (4), Osun (3), Benue (3), Nasarawa (3), Kwara (3), Ekiti (2) and Borno (1).

Currently, the country has 12,079 active cases while 108,548 samples have been tested nationwide.

667 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-281
Abia-48
Oyo-45
FCT-38
Ogun-37
Enugu-31
Ondo-23
Plateau-21
Edo-19
Delta-18
Rivers-18
Bayelsa-17
Akwa Ibom-17
Kaduna-14
Kano-12
Bauchi-9
Gombe-4
Osun-3
Benue-3
Nasarawa-3
Kwara-3
Ekiti-2
Borno-1

19,147 confirmed
6,581 discharged
487 deaths pic.twitter.com/SyMuAGhq8V

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 19, 2020