Nigeria announces 675 new COVID-19 cases as toll hits 20,919

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Nigeria has recorded 675 new cases of the Coronavirus

According to a tweet from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria is now 20,919, with 7,109  persons discharged.

The breakdown of figures recorded according to states is as follows:

Lagos-288 Oyo-76 Rivers-56 Delta-31 Ebonyi-30 Gombe-28 Ondo-20 Kaduna-20 Kwara-20 Ogun-17 FCT-16 Edo-13 Abia-10 Nasarawa-9 Imo-9 Bayelsa-8 Borno-8 Katsina-8 Sokoto-3 Bauchi-3 Plateau-2

525 persons have so far lost their lives in Nigeria due to Coronavirus, the tweet said.