Fresh 501 cases of Coronavirus disease infections have been announced in the country by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
In its latest data released Saturday night, 210 patients recovered from the deadly virus while 8 deaths occurred in the l24 hours.
The new infections found in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory brings the total number of cases to 15682 out of which 5101 have been discharged and the death toll increased to 407.
The 501 new cases are from:-Lagos (195), FCT (50), Kano (42), Kaduna(27), Edo (26), Oyo (22), Imo(21), Gombe (17), Benue (12), Enugu (12), Delta (11), Anambra(11), Ebonyi (10), Nasarawa (9), Ogun (9), Bauchi (8), Kebbi (4), Akwa Ibom (3) Jigawa (3), Katsina (3), Yobe (2), Borno (2), Kwara (1) and Ondo (1).
So far, 90,464 samples have been tested while 10,174 are currently active cases nationwide.
501 new cases of #COVID19
Lagos-195
FCT-50
Kano-42
Kaduna-27
Edo-26
Oyo-22
Imo-21
Gombe-17
Benue-12
Enugu-12
Delta-11
Anambra-11
Ebonyi-10
Nasarawa-9
Ogun-9
Bauchi-8
Kebbi-4
Akwa Ibom-3
Jigawa-3
Katsina-3
Yobe-2
Borno-2
Kwara-1
Ondo-115682 confirmed
5101 discharged
407 deaths pic.twitter.com/TTIfY8iciS— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 13, 2020