The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and sixty seven (667) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 667 coronavirus cases in the country, 281 in Lagos, 48 in Abia, 45 in Oyo, 38 in FCT, 37 in Ogun, 31 in Enugu, 23 in Ondo, 21 in Plateau, 19 in Edo, 18 in Delta, 18 in Rivers, 17 in Bayelsa, 17 in Akwa Ibom, 14 in Kaduna, 12 in Kano, 9 in Bauchi, 4 in Gombe, 3 in Osun, 3 in Benue, 3 in Nasarawa, 3 in Kwara, 2 in Ekiti and 1 in Borno.

As of Friday, June 19th, 2020, there are 19,147 confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. 6,581 patients have been discharged, with 487 deaths.

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

The NCDC disclosed this on Friday, June 19th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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