BREAKING: Nigeria coronavirus death toll rises as cases hit 16658

A total of 573 people have been tested positive for COVID-19 disease in Nigeria on Monday June 15, as Rivers State ranked second on the list.

Onyxnews Nigeria understands that the latest numbers were released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC made known the update via the microblogging site, Twitter on Monday night June 15 2020.

The agency also said 424 death cases had also been confirmed with 5349 number of discharged cases, while total cases are 16658 in Nigeria.

“573 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-216 Rivers-103 Oyo-68 Edo-40 Kano-21 Gombe-20 FCT-17 Delta-13 Plateau-12 Bauchi-12 Niger-10 Kebbi-9 Ogun-8 Ondo-8 Abia-7 Nasarawa-5 Borno-1 Kwara-1 Benue-1 Anambra-1, 16,658 confirmed 5,349 discharged 424 deaths,“ NCDC tweeted.

573 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-216
Rivers-103
Oyo-68
Edo-40
Kano-21
Gombe-20
FCT-17
Delta-13
Plateau-12
Bauchi-12
Niger-10
Kebbi-9
Ogun-8
Ondo-8
Abia-7
Nasarawa-5
Borno-1
Kwara-1
Benue-1
Anambra-1

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16,658 confirmed
5,349 discharged
424 deaths pic.twitter.com/htVx1P83WG

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 15, 2020