COVID-19 Update: Total number rises to 12,486 as NCDC confirms 260 new cases

Nigeria has confirmed 260 new COVID-19 cases, increasing the total number of infections in the country to 12,486.

The confirmation was made by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov, on Sunday night.

According to the NCDC, as at 11:49 pm 7th June 2020, there are 12,486 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria with 3,959 discharged and 354 deaths.

260 new cases of #COVID19;

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
Sokoto-2

12486 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3959
Deaths: 354 pic.twitter.com/QBBLccAfdJ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 7, 2020