Nigeria Records 587 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 17,735

The total number of recorded COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has risen to 17,735 as 587 new cases have been recorded.

The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle.

587 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-155
Edo-75
FCT-67
Rivers-65
Oyo-56
Delta-50
Bayelsa-25
Plateau-18
Kaduna-18
Enugu-17
Borno-12
Ogun-12
Ondo-7
Kwara-4
Kano-2
Gombe-2
Sokoto-1
Kebbi-1

17,735 confirmed
5,967 discharged
469 deaths pic.twitter.com/vUBukvZYTN

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 17, 2020

A breakdown of infections by states shows Lagos leading with 7,616 confirmed cases. Next are the FCT and Kano with 1,391 and 1,160 cases respectively.