Rivers State recorded 18 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 3311 with, 3045 discharged and 62 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 1,133 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with – (397), FCT (357), Kaduna (81), Plateau (63), Katsina (46), Sokoto (32), Oyo (28), Ogun (21), Kano (19), Rivers (18), Osun (13), Edo (12), Niger (12), Bayelsa (11), Borno (11), Bauchi (8), Jigawa (2), and Ondo (2).
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 80,922 with 69,274 recovered patients, and 1,236 deaths.
The NCDC has stated that the virus, which causes COVID-19 is more likely to spread in mass gatherings especially when held indoors.
“We advise that people avoid mass gatherings during this time, or hold them outdoors with physical distancing, compulsory use of facemasks and provision of handwashing facilities or hand sanitizer,” the commission said.
