Rivers state recorded 126 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 15,200 with 14,348 discharged and 154 deaths.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Friday.
In total, Nigeria recorded 814 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number with -310, Rivers-126, Taraba-76, FCT-74, Ondo-68, Gombe-35, Kaduna-27, Oyo-20, Delta-17, Kwara-12, Ekiti-11, Bauchi-9, Edo-8, Kano-8, Nasarawa-7, Ogun-4 and Bayelsa-2.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 247,009 with 217,832 discharged and 3070 deaths.
The NCDC, has urged residents to obey all covid protocol.
