The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 675 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 19,808.
The agency announced this on Monday via Twitter, saying the 675 new cases were from 21 states, with seven deaths as of June 22.
The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours.
The NCDC said that Lagos reported the highest number of cases with 288 new cases, while Oyo came second with 76 new infections.
Other states reported as follows: Rivers, 56; Delta, 31; Ebonyi, 30; Gombe, 28; Ondo, 20; Kaduna, 20; Kwara, 20; Ogun, 17; FCT, 16; Edo, 13; Abia, 10; Nasarawa, 9; Imo, 9; Bayelsa, 8; Borno, 8; Katsina, 8; Sokoto, 3; Bauchi, 3; Plateau, 2.
The NCDC said that till date, 20,919 cases had been confirmed – 13,285 active, 7,109 cases treated and discharged, 115,760 samples collected and 525 deaths recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
