BREAKING: COVID-19 CASE IN NIGERIA HITS 15,000

The rate at which COVID-19 cases in the country is compounded daily is be coming alarming and there is need for urgent attention.

The presidential task force had called on every Nigerians to take responsibility by ensuring adequate safety precautions such as regular hands washing, use of face mask in public, going for testing, keep physical distancing, and keeping good hygiene.

Highlights

• On the 12th of June 2020, 627 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
• No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
• Till date, 15181 cases have been confirmed, 4891 cases have been discharged and 399 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory
• The 627 new cases are reported from 23 states- Lagos(229), FCT(65), Abia(54), Borno(42), Oyo(35), Rivers(28), Edo(28), Gombe(27), Ogun(21), Plateau(18), Delta(18), Bauchi(10), Kaduna(10), Benue(9), Ondo(8), Kwara(6), Nasarawa(4), Enugu(4), Sokoto(3), Niger(3), Kebbi(3), Yobe(1), Kano(1).

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	6,840	5,621	1,137	82
FCT	1,162	821	316	25
Kano	1,049	422	577	50
Ogun	544	316	214	14
Edo	518	365	128	25
Rivers	482	264	196	22
Oyo	469	246	216	7
Borno	423	166	231	26
Katsina	411	170	219	22
Kaduna	402	150	242	10
Bauchi	402	162	230	10
Gombe	320	173	135	12
Jigawa	314	131	178	5
Delta	243	168	63	12
Ebonyi	152	82	70	0
Abia	151	135	16	0
Kwara	149	78	70	1
Plateau	148	46	99	3
Nasarawa	132	62	64	6
Sokoto	132	15	103	14
Imo	114	94	19	1
Zamfara	76	0	71	5
Ondo	62	21	32	9
Anambra	53	26	18	9
Yobe	53	10	36	7
Kebbi	50	16	29	5
Osun	50	5	41	4
Niger	49	20	28	1
Akwa Ibom	45	28	15	2
Adamawa	42	4	34	4
Enugu	39	24	14	1
Bayelsa	32	9	20	3
Ekiti	30	10	18	2
Benue	22	20	2	0
Taraba	18	8	10	0
Kogi	3	3	0	0