The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and sixty one (661) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

The newly-confirmed 661 coronavirus cases in the country by state and the FCT are as follows: Lagos (230), Rivers (127), Delta (83), FCT (60), Oyo (51), Edo (31), Bayelsa (27), Kaduna (25), Plateau (13), Ondo (6), Nasarawa (3), Ekiti (2), Kano (2) and Borno (1).

As of Saturday, June 20th, 2020, there are 19,808 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Nigeria. 6,718 patients have so far been discharged, with 506 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Saturday, June 20th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Saturday, June 20th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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