Rivers State recorded 20 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 7,534 with 7,295 discharged and 102 deaths.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known on its official website on Monday.
In total Nigeria recorded 213 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with – 157, Rivers-20, Plateau-12, Enugu-6, Oyo-6, Gombe-3, Bauchi-2, Imo-2, Kaduna-2, Edo-1, Ekiti-1, Ogun-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 171,324 with 164,798 recovered patients, and 2,134 deaths.
The agency has urged Nigerians to obey all COVID-19 protocols as there is a third wave of the deadly virus.