The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 260 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 12,486.
According to the NCDC, 7 new cases were erroneously reported yesterday for Jigawa. However, it was discovered that these were repeat tests for previously confirmed cases.
The new confirmed cases were from Abia-67, FCT-40, Lagos-38, Ogun-19, Gombe-16, Edo-14, Imo-9, Kwara-8, Katsina-8, Nasarawa-8, Borno-8, Kaduna-6, Bauchi-5, Ekiti-4, Niger-2, Ondo-2, Plateau-2, Kano-2 and Sokoto-2.
As at June 7 2020, confirmed cases of covid-19 in Nigeria are 12,486, according to the NCDC, 3,959 discharged and 354 deaths have been recorded.
