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Nigeria on Wednesday, recorded 587 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 17,735.
The NCDC made the announcement on its Twitter handle.
The centre also said that the number of fatalities has risen to 469 after 14 new deaths were recorded.
It added that 5,967 patients have recovered and discharged.
“On the 17th of June 2020, 587 new confirmed cases and 14 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 17735 cases have been confirmed, 5967 cases have been discharged and 469 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 587 new cases are reported from 18 states; Lagos-155, Edo-75, FCT-67, Rivers-65, Oyo-56, Delta-50, Bayelsa-25, Plateau-18, Kaduna-18, Enugu-17, Borno-12, Ogun-12, Ondo-7, Kwara-4, Kano-2, Gombe-2, Sokoto-1, Kebbi-1,” NCDC said