Nigeria’s COVID-19 deaths rise to 573 as country records 566 new cases

A total of five hundred and sixty-six new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Nigeria.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced the figure on Monday.

NCDC said Lagos State recorded 166 cases, while Oyo State followed with 66 cases.

Nigeria now has a total of 25,133 confirmed cases and 573 deaths.

The tweet reads “566 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-166
Oyo-66
Delta-53
Ebonyi-43
Plateau-34
Ondo-32
FCT-26
Ogun-25
Edo-24
Imo-15
Bayelsa-13
Benue-12
Gombe-11
Kano-11
Kaduna-11
Osun-8
Nasarawa-7
Borno-5
Katsina-2
Anambra-2

“25,133 confirmed cases , 9,402 patients have been discharged with 573 deaths recorded.”