Rivers State recorded no new case of the COVID-19 yesterday. The total number of confirmed cases in the state still stands at 1,056, with 605 discharged and 38 deaths.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its Twitter handle, during its daily update of the COVID-19 in the country yesterday.
566 new cases of the virus were recorded in Nigeria. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with- 166; Oyo-66; Delta-53; Ebonyi-43; Plateau-34; Ondo-32; FCT-26; Ogun-25; Edo-24; Imo-15; Bayelsa-13; Benue-12; Gombe-11; Kano-11; Kaduna-11; Osun-8; Nasarawa-7; Borno-5; Katsina-2; and Anambra-2.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 25,133 with 9,402 discharged and 573 deaths.
Meanwhile, the NCDC has warned Nigerians to continue practicing good respiratory hygiene so as to stop the further spread of the pandemic, which currently has no cure. The commission advised Nigerians not to panic over the increased cases, as the country is on course to curb the spread of the virus.
