“201 In Lagos, 85 In Abuja” – Nigeria Records 409 New Coronavirus Cases As Total Rises To 13,873

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 409 new cases of coronavirus, bring the total number of infection in the country to 13,873.

In a tweet on Wednesday night, NCDC said the new cases where recorded in 16 states with Lagos having 201 cases while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) confirmed 85 cases.

Results from other states further show that Delta State has 22 cases, Edo has 16 cases, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Borno State recorded 14 cases each, Bauchi State had ten cases, and Rivers State had nine cases.

NCDC went on to reveal that Enugu and Kano State had five cases each, Ogun and Ondo State recorded four cases each, and Bayelsa, Kebbi and Plateau State recorded two cases each

The tweet further revealed that 4,351 former patients have been discharged so far, while 382 deaths have been recorded.

“On the 10th of June 2020, 409 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“The 409 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos (201), FCT (85), Delta (22), Edo (16), Nasarawa (14), Borno (14), Kaduna (14), Bauchi (10), Rivers (9), Enugu (5), Kano (5), Ogun (4), Ondo (4), Baylesa (2), Kebbi (2), Plateau (2).

“Till date, 13,873 cases have been confirmed, 4,351 cases have been discharged and 382 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of the cases by states below:

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 10, 2020