Nigeria records 573 new Coronavirus cases as deaths increase

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on announced that Nigeria recorded 573 new cases of the novel coronavirus.

In a tweet via its official handle, the NCDC also stated that the nation recorded four additional deaths within the past 24 hours.

The country’s total infections have now risen to 16,658.

As has become normal,  Lagos reported the highest number of cases with 216 new cases and Rivers was second with 103 new infections.

Of the number confirmed, the NCDC stated that 5,349 persons have been discharged.

573 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-216
Rivers-103
Oyo-68
Edo-40
Kano-21
Gombe-20
FCT-17
Delta-13
Plateau-12
Bauchi-12
Niger-10
Kebbi-9
Ogun-8
Ondo-8
Abia-7
Nasarawa-5
Borno-1
Kwara-1
Benue-1
Anambra-1

16,658 confirmed
5,349 discharged
424 deaths pic.twitter.com/htVx1P83WG

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 15, 2020