Rivers State has recorded 26 new cases of the COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1,114, with 687 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.
Nigeria recorded 626 new cases of the virus. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with- 193; FCT-85; Oyo-41; Edo-38; Kwara-34; Abia-31; Ogun-29; Ondo-28; Rivers-26; Osun-21; Akwa; Ibom-18; Delta-18; Enugu-15; Kaduna-13; Plateau-11; Borno-8; Bauchi-7; Adamawa-5; Gombe-4; and Sokoto-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 27,110 with 10,801 discharged and 616 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.
