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Nigeria recorded 490 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 17,148.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this via its Twitter handle.
It also said no fewer than 455 patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in the country.
“On the 16th of June 2020, 490 new confirmed cases and 31 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 17148 cases have been confirmed, 5623 cases have been discharged and 455 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 490 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos(142), FCT(60), Bayelsa(54), Rivers(39), Delta(37), Oyo(30), Kaduna(26), Imo(23), Enugu(19), Kwara(17), Gombe(11), Ondo(10), Bauchi(8), Ogun(7), Borno(6), Benue(1),” NCDC said.