Rivers State has recorded 36 new cases of the COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1,516 with 992 discharged and 48 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 653 new cases of the virus. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with – 115; Kwara-85; Enugu-80; FCT-78; Rivers-36; Ondo-35; Oyo-30; Katsina-28; Kaduna-19; Abia-19; Nasarawa-18; Plateau-17; Imo-16; Ogun-9; Ebonyi-9; Benue-9; Kano-9; Delta-8; Bauchi-7; Ekiti-6; Gombe-4; Bayelsa-4; Adamawa-4; Osun-4; Cross River-1; Yobe-1; Borno-1; and Zamfara-1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 36,107 with 14,938 discharged and 778 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.
