Rivers State has recorded no new case of the COVID-19. The total number of confirmed cases in the state still stands at 2006 with 1,820 discharged and 56 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.
However, Nigeria recorded 417 new cases of the virus. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with – 207; Kaduna-44; Ondo-38; Abia-28; Anambra-21; Plateau-20; Bauchi-13; Oyo-9; Ebonyi-9; Delta-7; Edo-7; Enugu-6; Niger-3; Gombe-2; Ogun-1; FCT-1; and Kano-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 49,485 with 36,834 discharged and 977 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.
