Rivers State recorded 73 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 5,349 with 4,578 discharged and 81 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 676 new cases. Lagos state recorded the highest number with – 227, Rivers-73, Niger-69, Plateau-56, FCT-50, Kano-44, Oyo-43, Ogun-27, Gombe-18, Ondo-15, Enugu-10, Osun-10, Cross River-8, Edo-8, Nasarawa-7, Bauchi-4, Kaduna-3, Ekiti-2 and Zamfara-2.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 131,918 with 106,275 recovered patients, and 1,607 deaths.
The Commission has said that COVID-19 affects different people in different ways. Most infected people will develop mild to moderate illness and recover without hospitalization.
