Rivers State has recorded 22 new cases of the COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1,205 with 794 discharged and 41 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 575 new cases of the virus. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with- 123; FCT-100; Delta-58; Edo-52; Ogun-42; Katsina-24; Bayelsa-23; Rivers-22; Borno-19; Plateau-18; Ondo-18; Oyo-17; Kwara-15; Osun-13; Enugu-9; Nasarawa-7; Abia-6; Cross River-5; Kaduna-3; and Ekiti-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 29,286 with 11,828 discharged and 654 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.