COVID-19 WATCH
Nigeria exceeds 14,000 COVID-19 cases with 681 new cases
Nigeria on Thursday crossed the 14,000-mark as the nation recorded 681 new cases, bringing the country’s total to 14,554.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lagos state reported more than half of the new cases with 345 infections.
Rivers state was a distant second with 51 new cases.
Other states with new infections include 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), and Nasarawa (1).
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-1Total of:
14,554 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
4,494 discharged
387 deaths#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/VAMND4EM4J— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 11, 2020
The health agency also noted that while 4,494 people have recovered from the disease, 387 have died as a result of the virus.
Nigeria remains the third most-affected country in Africa, behind South Africa and Egypt.