Rivers State has recorded 13 new cases of the COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1,600 with 1,081 discharged and 50 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.
Nigeria also recorded 591 new cases of the virus. Oyo recorded the highest number of cases with – 191; Lagos-168; FCT-61; Ondo-29; Osun-26; Ebonyi-24; Edo-23; Ogun-14; Rivers-13; Akwa Ibom-12; Kaduna-10; Katsina-6; Borno-4; Ekiti-3; Delta-3; Imo-3; and Niger-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 39,539 with 16,559 discharged and 845 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.
