Rivers State recorded 13 new cases of the COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 2,674 with 2,527 discharged and 59 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.
In total, Nigeria recorded 225 new cases of the virus. Lagos State recorded the highest number of cases with – (165), FCT (17), Rivers (13), Ogun (12), Niger ( 8 ), Delta (4), Ondo (2), Anambra (1), Edo (1), Ekiti (1), and Kaduna (1).
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 60,655 with 52006 and 1,116 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.
