The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed five hundred and seventy three (573) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 573 coronavirus cases in the country, 216 were reported in Lagos, 103 in Rivers, 68 in Oyo, 40 in Edo, 21 in Kano, 20 in Gombe, 17 in the FCT, 13 in Delta, 12 in Plateau, 12 in Bauchi, 10 in Niger, 9 in Kebbi, 8 in Ogun, 8 in Ondo, 7 in Abia, 5 in Nasarawa, 1 in Borno, 1 in Kwara, 1 in Benue and 1 in 1 in Anambra.

As of Monday, June 15th, 2020, there are 16,658 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. 5,349 patients have been discharged, with 424 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Monday, June 15th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Monday, June 15th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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