Coronavirus cases rise to 24,077 as Nigeria records 779 new cases

Bayo Wahab 00:21 - 28 June 2020

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Cornavirus cases in Nigeria have now risen to 24,077 following the announcement of 779 new cases on Saturday, June 27, 2023.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the new cases were recorded in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

779 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-285
Rivers-68
FCT-60
Edo-60
Enugu-56
Delta-47
Ebonyi-42
Oyo-41
Kaduna-19
Ogun-18
Ondo-16
Imo-12
Sokoto-11
Borno-9
Nasarawa-8
Abia-5
Gombe-5
Kebbi-5
Kano-4
Yobe-3
Ekiti-3
Osun-2

24,077 confirmed
8,625 discharged
558 deaths pic.twitter.com/JsOtNeFSDx
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 27, 2020

As usual, the bulk of the new cases were recorded in Lagos with 285 more cases, followed by Rivers with 68, while Edo and Abuja recorded 60 cases each.

The NCDC said 56 cases were confirmed in Enugu, 47 in Delta, 20 in Ebonyi, 42 in Oyo, 41 in Kaduna, 19 in Ogun, 18 in Ondo, 16 in Ondo and 12 in Imo.

Other states with new coronavirus cases include; Sokoto-11 Borno-9 Nasarawa-8 Abia-5 Gombe-5 Kebbi-5 Kano-4 Yobe-3 Ekiti-3 and Osun-2.