Rivers State recorded 6 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 7018 with 6,873 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 89 new Cases. Lagos recorded the highest number with -19, FCT-15, Adamawa-12, Akwa Ibom-10, Cross River-9, Rivers-6, Ogun-6, Kano-5, Kaduna-4 and Osun-3.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 164,000 with 154,270 recovered patients, and 2,061 deaths.
The agency has advised Nigerians to continue obeying all COVID-19 protocols despite taking the vaccine.