
Nigeria record 436 new cases of the novel COVID-19 which took the total infection case to 20,244, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Sunday.
Nigeria recorded 661 on Saturday, but it reduced to 436 yesterday. The death rate also rises to 518 from 506.
According to the health agency, Lagos state recorded the highest number with 169 followed by Oyo with 52 and Plateau with 31.
Here is the breakdown of the number of new cases of COVID-19 recorded today as stated by NCDC on their official Twitter page.
“436 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-169 Oyo-52 Plateau-31 Imo-29 Kaduna-28 Ogun-23 FCT-18 Enugu-18 Bauchi-17 Bayelsa-14 Rivers-8 Osun-6 Kano-6 Edo-5 Benue-5 Adamawa-3 Borno-2 Abia-1 Ekiti-1.
“20,244 confirmed 6,879 discharged 518 deaths.”