Rivers State recorded 25 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 6,743 with 6,391 discharged and 97 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 394 new Cases. Bauchi recorded the highest number with – 75, Lagos-36, Akwa, Ibom-33, FCT-32, Nasarawa-29, Kaduna-26, Rivers-25, Ogun-22, Oyo-21, Edo-20, Taraba-18, Imo-17, Ondo-17, Borno-8, Plateau-7, Zamfara-4, Osun-3 and Kano-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 159,646 with 139,983 recovered patients, and 1,993 deaths.
Meanwhile, the agency has said that it is working closely with sister agencies like, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency and NAFDAC, as the #COVID19 vaccine is gradually introduced across states.
