New report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed that Coronavirus-related deaths hit 365 in Nigeria as the number of confirmed cases is pegged at 13,464. The NCDC report also stated that the state with the fourth highest cases, Ogun State, recorded 108 cases in one day as the country recorded 663 new cases of COVID-19.
The June 9 data seen by AllNews stated that Lagos continues to lead with highest new cases, accounting for 170 of the new cases. Meanwhile, 69 new cases were recorded in Bauchi, 49 in Ebonyi, 33 in Edo, 30 in Rivers, 26 in FCT, 26 in Jigawa, 26 in Delta, 17 in Anambra, 16 in Gombe, 16 in Kano, 15 in Imo, 14 in Abia, 11 in Borno, 11 in Oyo, 8 in Plateau, 6 in Kebbi, 6 in Kaduna, 4 in Ondo, 2 in Niger, 2 in Katsina, 1 in Osun, 1 in Ekiti, 1 in Kwara and 1 in Nasarawa State.
This takes the number of confirmed cases in the top five states to 9,030, with Lagos accounting for 6,065, Kano 1,020, FCT Abuja 1,012, Ogun 471 and Edo 462.
Fakoyejo Olalekan is a certified media practitioner from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ)....
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