Nigeria has recorded 296 new cases of COVID-19.
According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Plateau state topped the list with 183 cases. Lagos had 33 infections followed closely by FCT with 25 new cases.
Other states with fresh cases include Ogun-16, Oyo – 7, Ekiti – 6, Kwara and Ondo – 5, Anambra, Imo, and Nasarawa– 3, Rivers, Gombe, and Edo had two each while Akwa Ibom had just one fresh case.
Nigeria now has 55,456 confirmed cases of the viral disease with 43,334 people successfully managed and discharged.
Sadly, 1,067 Nigerians have died from the viral disease in the country.
