Rivers State recorded 111 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 5,093 with 4,313 discharged and 79 deaths.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known on its Twitter handle, during its daily update of COVID-19.
In total, Nigeria recorded 1,861 new cases. Lagos state recorded the highest number with – 773, FCT-285, Oyo-138, Rivers-111, Plateau-92, Nasarawa-83, Kaduna-59, Enugu-57, Imo-57, Edo-43, Kano-27, Kwara-20, Ebonyi-19, Abia-17, Ogun-12, Osun-12, Katsina-8, Bayelsa-6, Bauchi-5, Delta-5, Borno-4, Jigawa-4 andZamfara-1
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 126,160 with 100,365 recovered patients, and 1,544 deaths.
The Commission has urged anyone showing symptoms associated with #COVID19, to self-isolate & take steps to get tested.
Visit a sample collection site via https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/samplesites/ or call their state hotline via https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/contact/ Do not self medicate.
#TakeResponsibility to prevent the spread.
