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General News of Wednesday, 23 June 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Coronavirus: Nigeria records 39 new cases

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Nigeria has recorded 39 new cases of coronavirus from five states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control gave the update on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.

The new tally showed a decrease from the 86 cases recorded a day earlier, and it raised the total number of infections in the country to 167,331.

No new death was recorded from the disease on Tuesday, the NCDC data showed. One person died on Monday, after about two weeks of no fatality.

The fatality toll from the disease still stands at 2,118.

According to the NCDC data, Borno recorded seven cases which also include a backlog of cases from April 5 to June 17.

Ondo recorded six cases while Rivers followed closely with five cases.

The FCT reported two cases while Kaduna reported only one.