COVID-19: 260 new cases, death toll now 354 in Nigeria.

Nigeria has recorded 260 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total infections to 12,486.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official twitter handle, also confirmed 354 deaths.

The center said 3,959 patients have been treated and discharged.

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The NCDC said that to date, the 12,486 cases were recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The health agency said the 260 new cases were reported from 19 states.

They are: Abia – 67, FCT – 40, Lagos – 38, Ogun -19, Gombe – 16, Edo – 14, Imo – 9, Kwara – 8, Katsina – 8, Nasarawa – 8, Borno – 8, Kaduna – 6, Bauchi – 5, Ekiti – 4, Niger – 2, Ondo – 2, Plateau – 2, Kano – 2, Sokoto – 2

260 new cases of #COVID19;

Abia-67
FCT-40
Lagos-38
Ogun-19
Gombe-16
Edo-14
Imo-9
Kwara-8
Katsina-8
Nasarawa-8
Borno-8
Kaduna-6
Bauchi-5
Ekiti-4
Niger-2
Ondo-2
Plateau-2
Kano-2
Sokoto-2

12486 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3959
Deaths: 354 pic.twitter.com/QBBLccAfdJ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 7, 2020