Nigeria has recorded additional 663 new 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 9th June.
According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 13,464. The centre also stated that 4,206 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, 365 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 Monday 8th June 2020 was 8,893
Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “663 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-170; Ogun-108, Bauchi-69, Ebonyi-49, Edo-33, Rivers-30, FCT-26, Jigawa-26, Delta-20, Anambra-17
Gombe-16, Kano-16, Imo-15, Abia-14, Borno-11, Oyo-11, Plateau-8, Kebbi-6, Kaduna-6, Ondo-4, Niger-2, Katsina-2, Osun-1, Ekiti-1, Kwara-1, Nasarawa-1″
663 new cases of #COVID19;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 9, 2020
Lagos-170
Ogun-108
Bauchi-69
Ebonyi-49
Edo-33
Rivers-30
FCT-26
Jigawa-26
Delta-20
Anambra-17
Gombe-16
Kano-16
Imo-15
Abia-14
Borno-11
Oyo-11
Plateau-8
Kebbi-6
Kaduna-6
Ondo-4
Niger-2
Katsina-2
Osun-1
Ekiti-1
Kwara-1
Nasarawa-1 pic.twitter.com/Ps7Gj0cd7O
In another post, NCDC writes: “A breakdown of cases by states can be found via covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/report/ #TakeResponsibility“
13464 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 9, 2020
Discharged: 4206
Deaths: 365
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/A0NkMvZqE5#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/toGrZ6v2AD
