Rivers State recorded eight new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 2,781 with 2,648 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 113 new cases of the virus. Lagos State recorded the highest number of cases with – (51), FCT (15), Plateau (11), Kaduna ( 8 ), Oyo ( 8 ), Rivers ( 8 ), Ogun (4), Edo (2), Imo (2), Kwara (2), Delta (1), and Kano (1).
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 62224 with 57,916 and 1,135 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.
