June 18th Covid-19 update in Nigeria
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Nigeria records highest daily count of new COVID-19 cases as virus spreads in states

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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control health officials confirmed 745 more cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest daily count of cases reported since the pandemic began.

Officials attributed the jump in cases to increased testing.

NCDC also announced six new deaths, with total cases now at 18,480 across the nation.

June 18th Covid-19 update in Nigeria

 

 

Lagos-280 Oyo-103 Ebonyi-72 FCT-60 Imo-46 Edo-34 Delta-33 Rivers-25 Kaduna-23 Ondo-16 Katsina-12 Kano-10 Bauchi-8 Borno-7 Kwara-5 Gombe-4 Sokoto-2 Enugu-2 Yobe-1 Osun-1 Nasarawa-1 18,480 confirmed 6,307 discharged 475 deaths

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