Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 749 fresh COVID-19 cases.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria stood at 1,267 as of Tuesday night.
Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 85,560.
Meanwhile, 71,937 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from various isolation facilities in the country.
The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: Lagos (299), Plateau (131), Kaduna (83), FCT (74), Kwara (35), Sokoto (26), Edo (18), Kano (17), Katsina (16), and Delta (11).
Others are – Nasarawa (10), Ondo (9), Bauchi (9), Rivers (5), Akwa Ibom (3), Jigawa (1), Osun (1), and Ekiti (1).
“Total confirmed COVID-19 cases: 85,560.
“Discharged: 71,937 AND Deaths: 1,267.”
