Coronavirus in Nigeria update: Infection pushing 20,000 as 667 new ones are discovered

Nigeria has recorded an additional 667 coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on the 18th of June.

The new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria keep increasing daily as we draw really close to 20,000.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 19,147. The centre also stated that 6,581 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from isolations centres across the country. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 487 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigerians as of the night of Thursday 18th June 2020 was 12,079.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “667 new cases of #COVID19;

“Lagos-281, Abia-48, Oyo-45, FCT-38, Ogun-37, Enugu-31, Ondo-23, Plateau-21, Edo-19, Delta-18, Rivers-18, Bayelsa-17, Akwa Ibom-17, Kaduna-14, Kano-12, Bauchi-9, Gombe-4, Osun-3, Benue-3, Nasarawa-3, Kwara-3, Ekiti-2, Borno-1.

“19,147 confirmed, 6,581 discharged, 487 deaths”

667 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-281
Abia-48
Oyo-45
FCT-38
Ogun-37
Enugu-31
Ondo-23
Plateau-21
Edo-19
Delta-18
Rivers-18
Bayelsa-17
Akwa Ibom-17
Kaduna-14
Kano-12
Bauchi-9
Gombe-4
Osun-3
Benue-3
Nasarawa-3
Kwara-3
Ekiti-2
Borno-1

19,147 confirmed
6,581 discharged
487 deaths pic.twitter.com/SyMuAGhq8V

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 19, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/Ceh9SeuIAz

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 19, 2020