“73 In Gombe, 68 In Lagos” – Nigeria Records 403 New Cases Of Coronavirus As Total Hits 16,085

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 403 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total number of infection in the country to 16,085.

According to the NCDC via its Twitter handle on Sunday night, the breakdown of new infections shows that Gombe recorded 73, Lagos-68, Kano-46, Edo-36, FCT-35, Nasarawa-31, Kaduna-17 and Oyo-16.

The tweet further revealed that Abia recorded 15 new cases, Delta and Borno-13 each; Plateau-8; Niger and Rivers-7 each; Enugu and Ogun-6 each; Kebbi-3; Ondo, Anambra and Imo-1 each.

There are 13 new Covid-19 fatalities in Nigeria with the death toll now 420. Meanwhile, 119 patients have been discharged in the last 24 hours as number of successfully treated cases hit 5,220

“On the 14th of June 2020, 403 new confirmed cases and 13 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“The 403 new cases are reported from 20 states; Gombe-73, Lagos-68, Kano-46, Edo-36, FCT-35, Nasarawa-31, Kaduna-17, Oyo-16, Abia-15, Delta-13, Borno-13, Plateau-8, Niger-7, Rivers-7, Enugu-6, Ogun-6, Kebbi-3, Ondo-1, Anambra-1, Imo-1.

“Till date, 16085 cases have been confirmed, 5220 cases have been discharged and 420 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” NCDC said.

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/2BNKd9hlG2

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 14, 2020