No fewer than 490 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections to 24,567 in the country.
And according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria have increased to 565.
Data from the health agency showed that Lagos, Delta and Ebonyi states recorded highest cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Below is the NCDC stat.
490 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-118
Delta-84
Ebonyi-68
FCT-56
Plateau-39
Edo-29
Katsina-21
Imo-13
Ondo-12
Adamawa-11
Osun-8
Ogun-8
Rivers-6
Kano-5
Enugu-3
Bauchi-3
Akwa Ibom-3
Kogi-1
Oyo-1
Bayelsa-1
24,567 confirmed
9,007 discharged
565 deaths