No fewer than 587 people tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria on Wednesday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease announced this on its website, saying that 14 patients also died of coronavirus related complications.
With the 587 new cases, the total number of confirmed infections in the country has increased to 17,735.
The NCDC said, “On the 17th of June 2020, 587 new confirmed cases and 14 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 17735 cases have been confirmed, 5967 cases have been discharged and 469 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 587 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (155), Edo (75), FCT (67), Rivers (65), Oyo (56), Delta (50), Bayelsa (25), Plateau (18), Kaduna (18), Enugu (17), Borno (12), Ogun (12), Ondo (7), Kwara (4), Kano (2), Gombe (2), Sokoto (1), Kebbi (1).”
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