Nigeria records 779 new Coronavirus cases, total infections now over 24,000

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Nigeria on Saturday, June 27, recorded its highest daily toll of the Coronavirus infections with 779 cases, bringing the total COVID-19 cases in the country to 24,077.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which made the announcement in a tweet, disclosed that the 779 new confirmed cases were spread in 22 states.

Nigeria record 779 new COVID-19 cases, total infections over 24,000
558 Nigerians have died of the COVID-19 disease so far. Photo credits: NCDC Source: Twitter

According to the health agency, Lagos, the country’s epicentre for the virus, reported the highest number of cases with 285, while Rivers state was next with 68 new cases.

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Other states with new cases were Abuja; 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; and Osun 2.

Below is a list of states with recorded new cases of COVID-19:

The NCDC said the total number of deaths caused by the virus now stands at 558, while 8,625 patients have been successfully treated and discharged.