Coronavirus cases exceed 22,000 with 649 new cases

Bayo Wahab 00:22 - 25 June 2020

Ogun state commences Walking and Drive-through tests for Coronavirus. [Twitter/@dabiodunMFR]

The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has exceeded 22,000 following the announcement of 649 more cases.

The new cases according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) were confirmed in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

As usual, the bulk of the new cases were recorded in Lagos with 250 more cases, followed by Oyo, where 100 new cases were detected.

649 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-250
Oyo-100
Plateau-40
Delta-40
Abia-28
Kaduna-27
Ogun-22
Edo-20
Akwa Ibom-18
Kwara-17
FCT-17
Enugu-14
Niger-13
Adamawa-13
Bayelsa-7
Osun-6
Bauchi-6
Anambra-4
Gombe-3
Sokoto-2
Imo-1
Kano-1

22,020 cases
7,613 discharged
542 deaths pic.twitter.com/2AMqZM4ih7
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 24, 2020

In Plateau and Delta states, 40 cases each were confirmed, while Abia, Kaduna and Ogun recorded 28, 27 and 22 new cases respectively.

The NCDC’s update also showed that 20 new cases were recorded in Edo, 18 in Akwa Ibom, 17 each Kwara and FCT, 14 in Enugu, and 13 each in Niger and Adamawa states.