The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC has recorded 562 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the country.
This is contained in the latest data released by the NCDC on Monday via its verified Twitter handle.
According to the centre, the new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 20 states and the FCT which brings the country’s total infections to 37, 225.
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) this time around had the highest recorded COVID-19 cases with 102.
The agency said 100 fresh infections were reported in Nigeria’s COVID-19 epicentre – Lagos – with Plateau having 52 cases.
Other states with new cases for the day are: Kwara – 50, Abia – 47, Kaduna – 35, Benue – 34, Oyo – 26, Ebonyi – 24, Kano – 16, Niger – 15, Anambra – 14, and Gombe – 12.
The rest also included: Edo – 11, Rivers – 6, Nasarawa – 5, Delta – 5, Borno – 3, Enugu – 2, Bauchi – 2 and Kebbi – 1.
Similarly, the NCDC data showed that of the number of persons infected with the virus in Nigeria,15,333 have been discharged with 801 deaths reported.
FRCN Abuja