COVID-19: Nigeria Confirms 39 New Cases

Nigeria has recorded 39 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of persons who have tested positive in the country to 167,142

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this via its website https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/ on Friday morning, June 18, 2021.

According to NCDC; “The 39 new cases are reported from 6 states- Lagos (34), Ebonyi (1), Ekiti (1), FCT (1), Jigawa (1), Rivers (1),”

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The NCDC also added that as of 17 June, 167,142 cases had been confirmed, 163,535 cases treated and discharged, while 2,117 deaths were recorded.