Steadily, the number of cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria is approaching 20,000 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday 19, June 2020 reported 667 new cases.
According to the Centre, cases in Nigeria has risen to 19,147.
The new cases were recorded in Lagos-281, Abia-48, Oyo-45, FCT-38, Ogun-37, Enugu-31, Ondo-23, Plateau-21, Edo-19, Delta-18, Rivers-18, Bayelsa-17, Akwa Ibom-17, Kaduna-14, Kano-12, Bauchi-9, Gombe-4, Osun-3, Benue-3, Nasarawa-3, Kwara-3, Ekiti-2 and Borno-1.
The Centre reported that the nation has recorded 487 deaths, while 6,581 patients have been treated and discharged.