Rivers State recorded 149 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 8,654 with 7,711 discharged and 106 deaths.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known on its official website on Monday.
In total Nigeria recorded 584 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with – 201, Rivers-149, FCT-82, Ondo-73, Ekiti-17, Cross River-13, Oyo-11, Ogun-9, Delta-8, Osun-8, Bayelsa-4, Kaduna-4, Kano-2, Kwara-2 and Sokoto-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 183,087 with 167,310 recovered patients, and 2,223 deaths.
Meanwhile, the federal government has commenced the second phase of vaccine delivery.
