The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has recorded 610 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths on Tuesday.
The agency in its latest report on Wednesday morning said the infections were recorded in 13 states.
Lagos, the epicenter of the disease, took the lead with 281 cases, followed by Rivers (152) and Akwa Ibom (85).
Others are Ogun (21), Oyo (21), Ekiti (14), FCT (13), Delta (7), Edo (6), Ondo (4), Bayelsa (2), Kano (2), and Plateau (2).
Till date, a total of 179,118 cases have been confirmed in the country, 166,131 patients have been discharged and 2,194 deaths recorded in 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory
