Nigeria on Monday night recorded 321 fresh COVID-19 cases.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were recorded in 23 states of the federation and Abuja.
It added that two persons died from complications resulting from the virus on Monday.
Consequently, the number of COVID-19 fatalities increased from 1,002 to 1,004.
Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 52,548.
Meanwhile, 39,257 patients have been discharged from various isolation facilities across the country as at Monday night.
The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: Lagos (98), FCT (34), Kaduna (30), Nasarawa (25), Benue (21), Plateau (17), Rivers (15), Adamawa (11), Ogun (11), Enugu (9), Edo (8) and, Delta (7).
Others are – Ekiti (7), Gombe (5), Ebonyi (4), Bayelsa (3), Kano (3), Ondo (3), Cross River (2), Imo (2), Kebbi (2), Niger (2), Abia (1) and, Bauchi (1).
The NCDC said: “52,548 cases of #COVID-19 in Nigeria.
“Discharged: 39,257 AND Deaths: 1,004.”
