The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the confirmation of 745 fresh cases of Coronavirus disease in the country.
In the data released Thursday night, the disease agency said 340 patients recovered from the deadly virus while 6 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.
The new figure brings the total number of confirmed cases to 18,480 out of which 6,307 have been treated and discharged while the death toll increased to 475 in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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-118,480 confirmed
6,307 discharged
475 deaths pic.twitter.com/7nIkvEarwv— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 18, 2020