The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday registered 667 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 19,147.
The NCDC made the announcement on Friday night via its Twitter handle.
“On the 19th of June 2020, 667 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 19,147 cases have been confirmed, 6581 cases have been discharged and 487 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 667 new cases are reported from 23 states; Lagos-281 Abia-48, Oyo-45, FCT-38, Ogun-37, Enugu-31, Ondo-23, Plateau-21, Edo-19, Delta-18, Rivers-18, Bayelsa-17, Akwa Ibom-17, Kaduna-14, Kano-12, Bauchi-9, Gombe-4, Osun-3, Benue-3, Nasarawa-3, Kwara-3, Ekiti-2, Borno-1.”
In Lagos, 98 fully recovered COVID19 patients – 71 males and 27 females – were discharged from the various isolation facilities to reunite with the society.
The patients, 23 from Onikan, 17 from Gbagada, 14 from Agidingbi, 1 from Paelon Centre (an accredited private facility), 4 from Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, 17 from Eti-Osa (LandMark) and 22 from LUTH isolation Centres were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative to #COVID19.
With this, the number number of #COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos has risen to 1283.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
Lagos-281
Abia-48
Oyo-45
FCT-38
Ogun-37
Enugu-31
Ondo-23
Plateau-21
Edo-19
Delta-18
Rivers-18
Bayelsa-17
Akwa Ibom-17
Kaduna-14
Kano-12
Bauchi-9
Gombe-4
Osun-3
Benue-3
Nasarawa-3
Kwara-3
Ekiti-2
Borno-1
19,147 confirmed
6,581 discharged
487 deaths