Nigeria records 436 new cases of COVID-19, total surpasses 20,000

 

BY NICHOLAS ABE

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Nigeria on Sunday June 21 recorded 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total confirmed cases across the federation to 20,244.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the latest figure published on its COVID-19 website said 436 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria on Sunday.

The 436 new cases were reported as follows: Lagos (169), Oyo (52), Plateau (31), Imo (29), Kaduna (28), Ogun (23), FCT (18), Enugu (18), Bauchi (17), Bayelsa (14), Rivers (8), Osun (6), Kano (6), Edo(5), Benue (5), Adamawa (3), Borno (2), Abia (1) and Ekiti (1).

“Till date, 20,244 cases have been confirmed, 6,879 cases have been discharged and 518 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” the NCDC announced.

Cross River State remains the only state without a confirmed case of COVID-19.

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