Rivers State recorded 26 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 2,735 with 2,602 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 133 new cases of the virus. Lagos State recorded the highest number of cases with – 51, Rivers-26, Imo-12, Osun-8, Plateau-6, FCT-5, Kaduna-4, Ogun-3, Edo-2, and Niger-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 61,558 with 56,697 and 1,125 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.
