The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed four hundred and fifty two (452) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 452 coronavirus cases in the country, 209 in Lagos, 67 in Oyo, 37 in Delta, 36 in Ogun, 22 in the FCT, 20 in Abia, 16 in Enugu, 15 in Bauchi, 8 in Kaduna, 8 in Ondo, 7 in Osun, 3 in Imo, 3 in Benue and 1 in Borno.

Currently, there are 21,371 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. 7,338 patients have been discharged, with 533 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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