Nigeria on Monday recorded 157 new cases of COVID-19 infections.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were recorded in nine states of the Federation.
It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities stood at 1,163 as at Monday night.
Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 65,305.
Meanwhile, 61,162 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 (97), Oyo (37), Kaduna (9), Bayelsa (3), Edo (3), Ekiti (3), Ondo (2), Osun (2), and Plateau (1).
“Total confirmed cases: 65,305.
“Discharged: 61,162 and deaths: 1,163.”