230 in Lagos as Nigeria confirms 661 new coronavirus cases

Bayo Wahab 00:26 - 21 June 2020

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The total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria has risen to 19,808 as 661 more cases were confirmed on Saturday, June 21, 2020. 

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the new cases in 14 states with Lagos recording the bulk of the cases.

Out of the 661 cases, 230 were detected in Lagos, 127 in Rivers, 83 in Delta, 60 in Abuja, 51 in Oyo and 31 in Edo state.

661 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-230
Rivers-127
Delta-83
FCT-60
Oyo-51
Edo-31
Bayelsa-27
Kaduna-25
Plateau-13
Ondo-6
Nasarawa-3
Ekiti-2
Kano-2
Borno-1

19,808 confirmed
6,718 discharged
506 deaths pic.twitter.com/PH87IGyn5R
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 20, 2020

27 more cases were also recorded in Bayelsa, 25 in Kaduna, 13 in Plateau, six in Ondo, three in Nasarawa, two each in Ekiti and Kano and one in Borno state.

Lagos, the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria has now recorded 8,407 cases of the virus.

The NCDC’s update on Saturday showed that coronavirus fatalities in the country have risen to 506 as 19 more deaths were confirmed on Saturday.

The update also showed that 137 patients recovered and have been discharged from isolation centres. This brings the total of discharged cases in the country to 6,718.