COVID-19: With 382 deaths, Nigeria records 409 new infections as cases hit 13,873

Nigeria on Wednesday night reported an increase of COVID-19 infections with 409 new cases and 17 new deaths. This brought the total number of infections in the country to 13,873, and the number of deaths to 382, said the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in an update.

The health agency said Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, and epicentre for the pandemic, recorded the highest number of infections for the day with 201 cases. “On the 10th of June 2020, 409 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths were recorded in Nigeria No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

According to the statistics provided by NCDC, 82,935  samples have been tested, 13,873 cases have been confirmed positive, 9,086 cases still active, 4,351 cases have been discharged and 382 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 409 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos (201), FCT (85), Delta (22), Edo (16), Nasarawa (14), Borno (14), Kaduna (14), Bauchi (10), Rivers (9), Enugu (5), Kano (5), Ogun (4), Ondo (4), Baylesa (2), Kebbi (2), Plateau (2) Vanguard