After close to one week without any COVID-19 infection, Akwa
Ibom has recorded its highest daily toll with 17 new cases on Friday.
This is the second time in June that the state has confirmed
new cases; before the update for June 19, the last time the state confirmed new
COVID-19 cases was June 13 with three new cases, and the state’s total number
of confirmed cases at the time was 48.
Before the confirmed infections on Friday, the state had
only six active cases, with 40 patients discharged, while two persons had died
of COVID-19 complications.
The state confirmed its first five cases on April 1, 2020.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s total active case rate exceeded 12,000
on Friday with 667 new cases confirmed in 22 states and the federal capital
territory (FCT).
This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
(NCDC) on Friday night.
According to the figures, the total number of active cases
in the country jumped from 11,698 to 12,079 within 24 hours.
However, within the same period, 274 patients have been
discharged across the country, out of which 98 recoveries were recorded in
Lagos.
The total number of confirmed cases has also surpassed
19,000, compared to 18,480 cases confirmed as of Thursday.
Twelve new deaths were recorded, increasing the number of
fatalities from 475 to 487.
A total of 19,147 confirmed cases have now been recorded in
35 states and the federal capital territory.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday667 new cases of #COVID19;— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 19, 2020
Lagos-281
Abia-48
Oyo-45
FCT-38
Ogun-37
Enugu-31
Ondo-23
Plateau-21
Edo-19
Delta-18
Rivers-18
Bayelsa-17
Akwa Ibom-17
Kaduna-14
Kano-12
Bauchi-9
Gombe-4
Osun-3
Benue-3
Nasarawa-3
Kwara-3
Ekiti-2
Borno-1
19,147 confirmed
6,581 discharged
487 deaths pic.twitter.com/SyMuAGhq8V
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