BREAKING: Nigeria records 573 new cases of COVID-19, total of 16,658

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has just announced that the record for the COVID-19 in the country has risen to 16,658. 573 new cases were recorded today.

The new cases are spread across the following states:

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

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 pic.twitter.com/htVx1P83WG

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 15, 2020

As at Monday evening, 5,349 patients have recovered from COVID-19 and therefore discharged but 424 lives have been lost to the raging virus, says the NCDC.