COVID-19: Nigeria’s Total Infections Hit 12,801 As 315 New Cases Confirmed

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer

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By Hamilton Nwosa (Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and Data Tracking Desk)

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 315 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 12,801.

According to NCDC in a tweet via its verified Twitter handle tweeted that “As at 11:10pm, June 08, 2020. Lagos has 128 cases, FCT 34, Rivers 32, Edo 28, Oyo 22, Kaduna 20, Gombe 13, Ogun 8, Plateau 5, Delta 7, Kwara 7, Kano 5, Bauchi 4, Katsina 2.

Total infections now 12,801 Meanwhile, 4,040 patients have been discharged from different treatment centers across the country, while 361 patients have died of the disease.”

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