Rivers Rivers State recorded 9 new case of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 7,124 with 7013 discharged and 101 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 52 new Cases. Taraba recorded the highest number with -18, FCT-9, Rivers-9, Lagos-7, Akwa Ibom-6, Kano-2 and Kaduna-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 165,273 with 155,403 recovered patients, and 2,065 deaths.
The agency has said that it will not accept vaccines from unauthorized sources despite its scarcity globally.