The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and sixty three (663) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 663 coronavirus cases in the country, 170 were reported in Lagos, 108 in Ogun, 69 in Bauchi,49in Ebonyi, 33 in Edo, 30 in Rivers, 26 in FCT, 26 in Jigawa, 20 in Delta, 17 in Anambra, 16 in Gombe, 16 in Kano, 15 in Imo, 14 in Abia, 11 in Borno, 11 in Oyo, 8 in Plateau, 6 in Kebbi, 6 in Kaduna, 4 in Ondo, 2 in Niger, 2 in Katsina, 1 in Osun, 1 in Ekiti, 1 in Kwara and 1 in Nasarawa.

As of Wednesday, June 9th, 2020, there are 13,464 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria. 4,206 patients have been discharged, with 365 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Wednesday, June 9th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday, June 9th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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