Nigeria has recorded 561 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 25,694 the number of confirmed cases in the country.
It has also recorded 17 Deaths in a single day, raising the tally from 573 to 590 within the last 24 hours.
Announcing this Tuesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Lagos recorded 200 new cases; Edo 119; Kaduna and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 52 each; Niger 32; Ogun 19; Ondo 16; Imo 14; Plateau 11; Abia and Oyo eight each; Bayelsa seven; Katsina six; Kano five; Bauchi, Osun and Kebbi three each; Borno two; while Jigawa recorded one case.
It said: “Nigeria has recorded 25,694 confirmed cases of COVID-19. 9,746 persons have been discharged, while 590 have died.”