The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed six hundred and eighty four (684) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 684 coronavirus cases in the country, 259 were recorded in Lagos, 76 in Oyo, 69 in Katsina, 66 in Delta, 46 in Rivers, 23 in Ogun, 22 in Edo, 22 in Osun, 21 in Ebonyi, 20 in the FCT, 16 in Kaduna, 10 in Ondo, 9 in Imo, 9 in Abia, 5 in Gombe, 4 in Plateau, 4 in Bauchi, 2 in Ekiti and 1 in Anambra.

So far, there are a total of 23,298 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. 8,253 patients have been discharged, with 554 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Friday, June 26th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Friday, June 26th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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