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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 436 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 20,244.

According to NCDC in a tweet via its verified Twitter handle tweeted that “ Lagos-169, Oyo-52, Plateau-31, Imo-29, Kaduna-28, Ogun-23, FCT-18, Enugu-18, Bauchi-17, Bayelsa-14, Rivers-8, Osun-6, Kano-6, Edo-5, Benue-5, Adamawa-3, Borno-2, Abia-1, Ekiti-1, 20,244 confirmed cases, 6,879 discharged, 518 deaths.

Read NCDC full tweets below;

436 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-169
Oyo-52
Plateau-31
Imo-29
Kaduna-28
Ogun-23
FCT-18
Enugu-18
Bauchi-17
Bayelsa-14
Rivers-8
Osun-6
Kano-6
Edo-5
Benue-5
Adamawa-3
Borno-2
Abia-1
Ekiti-1

20,244 confirmed
6,879 discharged
518 deaths pic.twitter.com/Y1GqUgSMwI

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 21, 2020

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