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Covid-19: Nigeria Records 594 New Cases, Total Infections Now 22,614

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Nigeria has recorded 594 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 22,614, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced.

The centre disclosed this on Thursday night via its verified Twitter handle, 594 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-159, Delta-106, Ondo-44, FCT-34, Edo-34, Oyo-33, Kaduna-33, Enugu-28, Katsina-25, Imo-22, Adamawa-15, Ogun-12, Osun-11, Abia-8, Rivers-6, Nasarawa-5, Bauchi-5, Niger-5, Kebbi-4, Ekiti-3, Plateau-1, Taraba-1, 22,614 cases confirmed, 7,822 discharged, 549 deaths.

Read NCDC’s full tweet;

594 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-159
Delta-106
Ondo-44
FCT-34
Edo-34
Oyo-33
Kaduna-33
Enugu-28
Katsina-25
Imo-22
Adamawa-15
Ogun-12
Osun-11
Abia-8
Rivers-6
Nasarawa-5
Bauchi-5
Niger-5
Kebbi-4
Ekiti-3
Plateau-1
Taraba-1

22,614 confirmed
7,822 discharged
549 deaths pic.twitter.com/JaiUIdu56J

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 25, 2020

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