“200 In Lagos, 119 In Edo” – Nigeria Records 561 New Coronavirus Cases As Total Rises To 25,694

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 561 new cases of foronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 25,694.

In a tweet on Tuesday night, NCDC said the new cases were recorded across 18 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Breakdown of the data showed that Lagos, Edo, and Kaduna states, including the Federal Capital Territory, recorded the highest COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.

The NCDC said 9,746 patients have been successfully treated and discharged from the isolation centres, while 590 deaths have been recorded.

“On the 30th of June 2020, 561 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“The 561 new cases are reported from 19 states- Lagos(200), Edo(119), Kaduna(52), FCT(52), Niger(32), Ogun(19), Ondo(16), Imo(14), Plateau(11), Abia(8), Oyo(8), Bayelsa(7), Katsina(6),Kano(5), Bauchi(3), Osun(3), Kebbi(3), Borno(2), Jigawa(1).

“Till date, 25694 cases have been confirmed, 9746 cases have been discharged and 590 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” NCDC said.

See the breakdown by states below:

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 30, 2020