Nigeria’s coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, on Sunday, increased to 20,244 as 436 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Sunday night. it also said that 169 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos.
“On the 21st of June 2020, 436 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 20244 cases have been confirmed, 6879 cases have been discharged and 518 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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“The 436 new cases are reported from 19 states; 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, Ekiti-1,” the NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 8,576 | 7,006 | 1,444 | 126 |
| FCT | 1,567 | 1,051 | 486 | 30 |
| Kano | 1,190 | 428 | 712 | 50 |
| Oyo | 912 | 621 | 282 | 9 |
| Rivers | 874 | 452 | 391 | 31 |
| Edo | 784 | 556 | 197 | 31 |
| Ogun | 646 | 270 | 361 | 15 |
| Kaduna | 580 | 268 | 302 | 10 |
| Delta | 501 | 360 | 124 | 17 |
| Borno | 468 | 75 | 362 | 31 |
| Bauchi | 464 | 129 | 324 | 11 |
| Gombe | 451 | 191 | 246 | 14 |
| Katsina | 426 | 171 | 233 | 22 |
| Jigawa | 317 | 120 | 191 | 6 |
| Plateau | 251 | 120 | 125 | 6 |
| Ebonyi | 234 | 97 | 137 | 0 |
| Imo | 234 | 210 | 21 | 3 |
| Abia | 222 | 126 | 93 | 3 |
| Nasarawa | 184 | 90 | 88 | 6 |
| Kwara | 180 | 52 | 122 | 6 |
| Bayelsa | 169 | 130 | 29 | 10 |
| Enugu | 144 | 110 | 29 | 5 |
| Sokoto | 135 | 6 | 115 | 14 |
| Ondo | 134 | 75 | 42 | 17 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Kebbi | 67 | 21 | 40 | 6 |
| Anambra | 66 | 6 | 51 | 9 |
| Niger | 66 | 26 | 37 | 3 |
| Akwa Ibom | 65 | 20 | 43 | 2 |
| Osun | 60 | 9 | 46 | 5 |
| Yobe | 56 | 3 | 45 | 8 |
| Adamawa | 45 | 3 | 37 | 5 |
| Benue | 44 | 29 | 15 | 0 |
| Ekiti | 35 | 5 | 28 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Kogi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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