Rivers State recorded 89 new cases of Covid-19, yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 10,898 with 9,987 discharged and 137 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known on its official website on Tuesday.
In total Nigeria recorded 597 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with -204, Rivers-89, Edo-65,FCT-50, Oyo-47, Enugu-46, Ekiti-24, Cross River-17, Delta-15, Gombe-15, Osun-12, Plateau-6, Benue-5 and Kano-2.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 196,487 with 185,159 recovered patients, and 2,573 deaths.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization has said that the country’s response to the pandemic is one of the best globally.