“128 In Lagos, 34 In Abuja” – Nigeria Records 315 New Coronavirus Cases As Total Rises To 12,801

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 315 new cases of coronavirus, bringing in the total number of infection in the country to 12,801.

In a tweet on Monday night, NCDC said Lagos recorded 128 new cases, the Federal Capital Territory recorded 34 cases, Rivers had 32 cases, Edo recorded 28 cases, Oyo recorded 22 cases, Kaduna had 20 cases, and Gombe had 13 cases.

The tweet further revealed that Ogun had eight new cases, Delta and Kwara State had seven cases each, Plateau and Kano State recorded five cases, Bauchi had four cases, and Katsina recorded two case.

Of the number of positive cases in Nigeria so far, 4040 persons have fully recovered and have been discharged while 361 persons have died.  NCDC wrote:

“On the 8th of June 2020, 315 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“The 315 new cases are reported from 14 states; Lagos- 128, FCT-34, Rivers- 32, Edo- 28, Oyo- 22, Kaduna- 20, Gombe- 13, Ogun- 8, Plateau- 5, Delta- 7, Kwara- 7, Kano- 5, Bauchi- 4, Katsina- 2.

“Till date, 12801 cases have been confirmed, 4040 cases have been discharged and 361 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/A0NkMvZqE5#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/pqMroknNlG

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 8, 2020