Nigeria records 7 deaths, 452 new coronavirus cases

Coronavirus COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 452 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of the cases in the country to 21,371.

The agency gave the figure on Tuesday via Twitter, saying the new cases were from 14 states.

It also said that the country recorded seven deaths on June 23.

The NCDC said that Lagos State had the highest number of the new cases with 209 cases, followed by Delta with 37 cases and Ogun – 36, FCT – 22, Abia – 20, Enugu – 16, Bauchi – 15, Kaduna – 8, Ondo -8, Osun – 7, Imo – 3, Benue – 3 and Borno 1.

It added that as of June 23, 21,371 COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the country, with 13,285 active, 7,338 treated and discharged, 117, 569 samples collected and 533 deaths recorded.