The Nigeria centre for disease control, NCDC has confirmed 490 new coronavirus cases across the country.
NCDC made the confirmation Tuesday night via a post on its verified Facebook page.
According to the post, the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 17,148 with 455 deaths while 5,620 patients have recovered and discharged from various isolation centre.
The post reads, “490 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-142
FCT-60
Bayelsa-54
Rivers-39
Delta-37
Oyo-30
Kaduna-26
Imo-23
Enugu-19
Kwara-17
Gombe-11
Ondo-10
Bauchi-8
Ogun-7
Borno-6
Benue-1
17,148 confirmed
5,620 discharged
455 deaths
“Note: Lagos State recorded 25 deaths between June 12th and 15th ; they were all announced on June 16th
“A breakdown of cases by state can be found via covid19.ncdc.gov.”.