Nigeria Records 681 New COVID-19 Cases, 345 in Lagos

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Jun 11, 2020 #Lagos COVID-19 Cases, #Nigeria COVID-19 Cases

From Left: Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu; Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Control of COVID-19, Boss Mustapha; President Muhammadu Buhari; Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, and one other official during a meeting on control of COVID-19 in Abuja.

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The daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rose again today after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 681 new infections.

The 663 cases recorded on Tuesday was the highest daily figure before today. The country however recorded five coronavirus-related deaths, compared to yesterday’s 17.

Also, Lagos State which is the epicentre of the disease, recorded a significant increase in the number of new infections with 345 cases.

The country now has a total of 14,554 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 4,494 recoveries and 387 fatalities.

See further breakdown of the figures below:

681 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-345
Rivers-51
Ogun-48
Gombe-47
Oyo-36
Imo-31
Delta-28
Kano-23
Bauchi-18
Edo-12
Katsina-12
Kaduna-9
Anambra-7
Jigawa-5
Kebbi-4
Ondo-4
Nasarawa-1

Total of:
14,554 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
4,494 discharged
387 deaths#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/VAMND4EM4J
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 11, 2020