Nigeria on Sunday recorded 82 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were recorded in 10 states of the Federation and Abuja.
It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities stood at 1,173 as at Sunday night.
Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 67,412.
Meanwhile, 63,055 patients have been discharged from various isolation facilities in the country.
The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: Lagos (48), Rivers (8), Kwara (6), Oyo (6), Katsina (5), FCT (3), Nasarawa (2), Plateau (1), Ogun (1), Kano (1), and Osun (1).
“Total confirmed cases: 67,412.
“Discharged: 63,055 and deaths: 1,173.”