Nigeria, on Tuesday, recorded 1,368 fresh COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria stood at 1,777 as of Tuesday night.
Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 148,296.
However, Nigeria has recorded 124,483 recoveries since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country last year.
The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: Anambra (344), Oyo (172), FCT (148), Benue (107), Rivers (95), Ogun (59), Ondo (56), Ebonyi (53), Kaduna (52), Plateau (46), Kwara (36), Enugu (30), Akwa Ibom (26), Osun (22), Edo (20), Abia (17), Kano (16), and Borno (15).
Others are – Cross River (10), Delta (8), Gombe (8), Imo (7), Ekiti (5), Sokoto (4), Jigawa (3), Bayelsa (3), Nasarawa (3), and Zamfara (3).
“Total confirmed COVID-19 cases: 148,296.
“Discharged: 124,483 AND Deaths: 1,777.”
