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COVID-19: 12,486 confirmed cases, 354 fatalities recorded so far

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June 8, 2020

Nigeria has recorded a total of 12,486 COVID-19 cases of which 3,959 have been discharged and 354 fatalities recorded.

The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Sunday that the country recorded 260 new cases of the COVID-19 and 12 deaths.

It said “On the 7th of June 2020, 260 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours”.

Till date, 12486 cases have been confirmed, 3959 cases have been discharged and 354 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory

The 260 new cases are reported from 19 states- Abia(67), FCT(40), Lagos(38), Ogun(19), Gombe(16), Edo(14), Imo(9), Kwara(8), Katsina(8), Nasarawa(8), Borno(8), Kaduna(6), Bauchi(5), Ekiti(4), Niger(2), Ondo(2), Plateau(2), Kano(2),Sokoto(2)

Over 6 million people had been affected and the number of deaths had exceeded 300,000 as of June 7.

260 new cases of #COVID19;

Abia-67
FCT-40
Lagos-38
Ogun-19
Gombe-16
Edo-14
Imo-9
Kwara-8
Katsina-8
Nasarawa-8
Borno-8
Kaduna-6
Bauchi-5
Ekiti-4
Niger-2
Ondo-2
Plateau-2
Kano-2
Sokoto-2

12486 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3959
Deaths: 354 pic.twitter.com/QBBLccAfdJ
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 7, 2020