By Lubem Gena

New figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday, 16th June, 2020 has shown an astronomical increase in cases of Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections in the country.
The breakdown is as follows:
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
17,148 confirmed
5,623 discharged
455 deaths