Rivers State recorded 56 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 3,459 with, 3,169 discharged and 64 deaths.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its Twitter handle, during its daily update of COVID-19 in the country.
In total, Nigeria recorded 1016 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with – (434), FCT (155), Plateau (94), Kaduna (56), Rivers (56), Oyo (30), Nasarawa (27), Zamfara (25), Abia (22), Enugu (18), Kano (18), Bayelsa (15), Edo (14), Ogun (11), Borno (10), Ebonyi (cool, Jigawa (7), Anambra (4), Delta (3), Niger (3), Akwa Ibom (3) and Osun (3)
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 86,576 with 73,322 recovered patients, and 1,278 deaths.
Meanwhile, due to the increase in the cases of the virus, so many state governments have banned cross over services and large gatherings in their respective states.
The NCDC has also stated that the virus, which causes COVID-19 is more likely to spread in mass gatherings especially when held indoors.
