Rivers State recorded 2 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 3,555 with, 3,199 discharged and 64 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 576 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with – (277), FCT (90), Oyo (51), Nasarawa (49), Sokoto (23), Anambra (14), Bauchi (11), Imo (11), Kano (11), Edo (10), Plateau (10), Ogun (9), Osun (5), Jigawa (3), and Rivers (2).
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 89,163 with 74,789 recovered patients, and 1,302 deaths.
The NCDC has warned that there will likely be an increase in the number of cases in January, due to the disobedience of COVID-19, protocols by a large number of persons.
