Coronavirus cases in Nigeria hit 16,000 with 403 more cases

Bayo Wahab 00:41 - 15 June 2020

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

A total of 420 deaths have now been confirmed in Nigeria

403 new cases recorded on Sunday, June 14, 2020, have increased the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 16,085.

The new cases were detected in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

403 new cases of #COVID19

Gombe-73
Lagos-68
Kano-46
Edo-36
FCT-35
Nasarawa-31
Kaduna-17
Oyo-16
Abia-15
Delta-13
Borno-13
Plateau-8
Niger-7
Rivers-7
Enugu-6
Ogun-6
Kebbi-3
Ondo-1
Anambra-1
Imo-1

16,085 confirmed
5,220 discharged
420 deaths pic.twitter.com/lg4fcXLLYs
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 14, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update said the bulk of the infection was recorded in Gombe with 73 cases followed by Lagos, the epicentre of the infection with 68 cases.

In Kano, 46 cases were detected on Sunday, 36 in Edo, 35 in Abuja, 31 in Nasarawa, 17 in Kaduna, 16 in Oyo, 15 in Abia, 13 cases each in Delta and Borno