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Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases rise to 20,244, death toll 518

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4 years ago

June 22, 2020

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have exceeded 20,000 as the country recorded 436 new infections.

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a tweet on Sunday night..

It said “On the 21st of June 2020, 436 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

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

Till date, 20,244 cases have been confirmed, 6879 cases have been discharged and 518 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 436 new cases are reported from 19 states- Lagos (169), Oyo (52), Plateau (31), Imo (29), Kaduna (28), Ogun (23), FCT (18), Enugu (18), Bauchi (17), Bayelsa (14), Rivers (8), Osun (6), Kano (6), Edo(5), Benue (5), Adamawa (3), Borno (2), Abia (1), Ekiti (1

436 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-169
Oyo-52
Plateau-31
Imo-29
Kaduna-28
Ogun-23
FCT-18
Enugu-18
Bauchi-17
Bayelsa-14
Rivers-8
Osun-6
Kano-6
Edo-5
Benue-5
Adamawa-3
Borno-2
Abia-1
Ekiti-1

20,244 confirmed
6,879 discharged
518 deaths pic.twitter.com/Y1GqUgSMwI
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 21, 2020