The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday announced 561 new cases of the coronavirus, (COVID-19) bringing the total number of infections in the country to 25,694.
The centre announced this via its official Twitter handle.
It said that the 566 new confirmed cases were from 18 states and the federal Capital Territory.
Giving a breakdown of the cases, the NCDC noted that the five states with the highest number of infections were Lagos – 200, Edo – 119, Kaduna – 52, Niger – 32 and Ogun 19.
Others included Ondo – 16, Imo – 14, Plateau – 11, Abia and Oyo states each having 8 cases, Bayelsa – 7 and Katsina – 6.
Meanwhile, states with fewer cases include Kano – 5, Bauchi, Osun and Kebbi each having 3 cases, Borno – 2 and Jigawa – 1.
A total of 9,746 people have been discharged so far,while 590 people have lost the battle to COVID-19.
