The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed four hundred and thirty six (436) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 436 coronavirus cases in the country, 169 were reported in Lagos, 52 in Oyo, 31 in Plateau, 29 in Imo, 28 in Kaduna, 23 in Ogun, 18 in FCT, 18 in Enugu, 17 in Bauchi, 14 in Bayelsa, 8 in Rivers, 6 in Osun, 6 in Kano, 5 in Edo, 5 in Benue, 3 in Adamawa, 2 in Borno, 1 in Abia and 1 in Ekiti.

There are 20,244 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Nigeria. 6,879 cases have been discharged, with 518 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Sunday, June 21st, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Sunday, June 21st, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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