594 new cases bring coronavirus cases in Nigeria to 22,614

Bayo Wahab 00:38 - 26 June 2020

NCDC activates 3 more Coronavirus laboratories, now 33 in Nigeria. [Twitter/@NCDCgov]

Coronavirus cases in Nigeria have risen to 22,614, following the announcement of 594 new cases on Thursday, June 25, 2020.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the new cases were confirmed in 22 states.

In its updates on Thursday, the NCDC said the bulk of the new cases were detected in Lagos with 159 cases, followed by Delta and Ondo with 106 and 44 cases respectively.

The FCT and Edo state recorded 34 cases each, while 33 cases each were detected in Oyo and Kaduna states.

594 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-159
Delta-106
Ondo-44
FCT-34
Edo-34
Oyo-33
Kaduna-33
Enugu-28
Katsina-25
Imo-22
Adamawa-15
Ogun-12
Osun-11
Abia-8
Rivers-6
Nasarawa-5
Bauchi-5
Niger-5
Kebbi-4
Ekiti-3
Plateau-1
Taraba-1

22,614 confirmed
7,822 discharged
549 deaths pic.twitter.com/JaiUIdu56J
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 25, 2020

In Enugu, 28 cases were confirmed, 25 in Katsina, 22 in Imo, 15 in Adamawa, 12 in Ogun, 11 in Osun, eight in Abia, six in Rivers, five each in Nasarawa, Bauchi and Niger state.