The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and twenty seven (627) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 627 coronavirus cases in the country, 229 in Lagos, 65 in the FCT, 54 in Abia, 42 in Borno, 35 in Oyo, 28 in Rivers, 28 in Edo, 27 in Gombe, 21 in Ogun, 18 in Plateau, 18 in Delta, 10 in Bauchi, 10 in Kaduna, 9 in Benue, 8 in Ondo, 6 in Kwara, 4 in Nasarawa, 4 in Enugu, 3 in Sokoto, 3 in Niger, 3 in Kebbi, 1 in Yobe and 1 in Kano.

As of Friday, June 12th, 2020, there’s a total of 15,181 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. 4891 patients have been discharged, with 399 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Friday, June 12th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Friday, June 12th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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