Rivers State has recorded 27 new cases of the COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1,938 with 1,609 discharged and 53 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 443 new cases of the virus. Plateau recorded the highest number of cases with – 103; Lagos-70; FCT-60; Ondo-35; Edo-27; Rivers-27; Kaduna-20; Osun-19; Borno-18; Oyo-18; Kwara-11; Adamawa-9; Nasarawa-7; Gombe-6; Bayelsa-4; Imo-4: Bauchi-2; Ogun-2; and Kano-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 45,687 with 32,637 discharged and 936 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.
