Nigeria on Saturday recorded 250 new cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 53,727.
The new cases ,according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a late-night tweet were recorded in 19 States and the federal capital territory.
Plateau state again recorded the highest number with 69 new cases with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ranking second with 41 confirmed cases.
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Other states with new cases include Lagos-21, Delta-14, Kaduna-14, Bayelsa-13, Enugu-13, Ekiti-11, Bauchi-9, Ogun-8, Edo-7, Oyo-7, Rivers-6, Adamawa-4, Osun-4, Nasarawa-3, Ebonyi-2, Kwara-2, Gombe-1, and Imo-1.
Meanwhile, at least 41,314 cases of the virus have recovered and discharged from isolation centers across the country, while the deaths still stand at 1,011 with no new death in 48hours.
