The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and seventy five (675) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 675 coronavirus cases in the country, 288 in Lagos, 76 in Oyo, 56 in Rivers, 31 in Delta, 30 in Ebonyi, 28 in Gombe, 20 in Ondo, 20 in Kaduna, 20 in Kwara, 17 in Ogun, 16 in the FCT, 13 in Edo, 10 in Abia, 9 in Nasarawa, 9 in Imo, 8 in Bayelsa, 8 in Borno, 8 in Katsina, 3 in Sokoto, 3 in Bauchi and 2 in Plateau.

Currently, there are 20,919 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. 7,109 patients have been discharged, with 525 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Monday, June 22nd, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Monday, June 22nd, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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