Nigeria records 681 new cases of coronavirus

Coronavirus cases in Nigeria increased further on Thursday with 681 new infections reported by the country. 

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced via its Twitter handle the spread of the virus across 17 states.

According to the new figures, Lagos is still the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria with the highest number of infections for the day of 345 cases.

The other states with double digits are Rivers-51, Ogun-48, Gombe-47

Oyo-36, Imo-31, Delta-28, Kano-23, Bauchi-18, Edo-12 and Katsina-12.

681 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-345
Rivers-51
Ogun-48
Gombe-47
Oyo-36
Imo-31
Delta-28
Kano-23
Bauchi-18
Edo-12
Katsina-12
Kaduna-9
Anambra-7
Jigawa-5
Kebbi-4
Ondo-4
Nasarawa-1

Total of:
14,554 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
4,494 discharged
387 deaths#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/VAMND4EM4J

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 11, 2020

Nigeria has so far recorded a total of 14,554 cases with 4,494 discharged and 387 deaths.