Rivers State recorded 26 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 7,599 with 7,349 discharged and 102 deaths.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known on its official website on Friday.
In total Nigeria recorded 590 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with – 308, Akwa Ibom-54, Katsina-40, Oyo-39, Rivers-26Niger-23, Gombe-19, Ogun-16, Ekiti-15, FCT-10, Nasarawa-10, Delta-9, Bayelsa-5, Plateau-5, Imo-4, Ebonyi-3, Jigawa-3 and Kano-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 173,411 with 164,978 recovered patients, and 2,149 deaths.
Meanwhile, the agency says Nigeria has recorded 10 cases of the deadly Delta variant so far.
