Nigeria, on Sunday, recorded 917 new cases of COVID-19 infections.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria stood at 1,311 as of Sunday night.
Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 90,080.
Meanwhile, 75,044 COVID-19 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: FCT (222), Lagos (214), Kaduna (119), Plateau (92), Nasarawa (50), Oyo (41), Adamawa (33), Ondo (32), Abia (28), and Ogun (19).
Others are – Rivers (17), Kano (16), Yobe (14), Edo (8), Anambra (6), Ekiti (5), and Jigawa (1).
“Total confirmed COVID-19 cases: 90,080.
“Discharged: 75,044 and deaths: 1,311.”