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Nigeria has recorded 661 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 19,808.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this known on Saturday.
The NCDC also said COVID-19 fatalities in the country have increased to 506.
“On the 20th of June 2020, 661 new confirmed cases and 19 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 19,808 cases have been confirmed, 6718 cases have been discharged and 506 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 661 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos(230), Rivers(127), Delta(83), FCT(60), Oyo(51), Edo(31),Bayelsa(27), Kaduna(25), Plateau(13), Ondo(6), Nasarawa(3), Ekiti(2), Kano(2), Borno(1),” it said.