The spread of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria touched a new milestone as the latest statistics provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reveal Nigeria now has 24,077 confirmed cases.
On the 27th of June 2020, 779 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria, the highest daily case recorded having carried out a total daily test of 2,068 samples across the country.
To date, 24,077 cases have been confirmed, 8625 cases have been discharged and 558 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory. A total of 127,158 tests have been carried out as of June 28th, 2020 compared to 125,090 tests a day earlier.
Total Number of Cases – 24,077
Total Number Discharged – 8,625
Total Deaths – 558
Total Tests Carried out – 127.158
According to the NCDC, the 779 new cases were reported from 22 states- Lagos (285), Rivers (68), FCT (60), Edo (60), Enugu (56), Delta (47), Ebonyi (42), Oyo (41), Kaduna (19), Ogun (18), Ondo (16), Imo (12), Sokoto (11), Borno (9), Nasarawa (8), Abia (5), Gombe (5), Kebbi (5), Kano (4), Yobe (3), Ekiti (3), Osun (2)
Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 10,026, followed by Abuja (1,736), Oyo (1,305), Kano (1,195), Rivers (1,050), Edo (933), Delta (828), Ogun (774), Kaduna (703), Katsina (528), Bauchi (497), Gombe (492), Borno (486), Ebonyi (327), Jigawa (317), Abia (302), Plateau (298), Imo (290).
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