There seems to be no hope of the corona-virus infection infection clearing out in Nigeria any time soon if the rate of new cases is anything to go by.
The new figure, as reported by the NCDC shows that 573 new Covid-19 infection were detected today, Monday 15, 2020, with Lagos State having the highest rate with 216, followed by Rivers State with 103.
The reports indicates that Nigeria’s cases may be edging fast towards 20,000 any time soon.
573 new cases of #COVID19;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 15, 2020
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