The Federal Capital Territory has confirmed that 34 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Abuja.

The FCTA made the announcement in a tweet via its Twitter account on Tuesday.

The Administration also announced that two additional patients have been discharged after showing full recovery from the viral infection.

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The tweet reads

“34 NEW CASES, 2 NEW DISCHARGED IN THE FCT

“Summary of COVID19FCT as at June 8th, 2020.

“Total number of confirmed cases: 986

“Total number of active cases: 709

“254 patients have been discharged with 23 deaths recorded.

“Residents are urged to take preventive measures seriously.”

Meanwhile, Nigeria now has a total of 12,801 confirmed cases in the country.