COVID-19: Nigeria records new 409 cases


The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 409 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 13,873

The NCDC announced this on Wednesday on its official Twitter handle, said as at June 10, 409 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths were recorded in the country.

The centre said that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours.

It said that Lagos State recorded the highest number of infections for the day in the country with 201 cases while FCT and Delta had 85 and 22 cases respectively.

The NCDC said that out of the 13,873 recorded cases, 4,351 patients have been treated and discharged.

The centre also said that 382 deaths were recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Meanwhile, 100 days after the first COVID-19 case was recorded in Nigeria, the NCDC National Reference Laboratory has supported 29 more laboratories to develop capacity for COVID-19 testing in the country.

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