Nigeria records 573 new COVID-19 cases, the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says.
In a tweet on Tuesday night, the centre said Nigeria has 16,658 cases of the COVID-19.
The NCDC also said that as at June 15, 424 deaths have been recorded.
The agency, however, said that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours.
NCDC said that Lagos state again led the state ranking with 216 new cases. Rivers trailed behind, reporting 103 new infections.
Other states with new infections include Oyo (68), Edo (40), Kano (21), Gombe (20), FCT (17), Delta (13), Plateau (12), Bauchi (12), Niger (10), Kebbi (9), Ogun (8), Ondo (8), Abia (7), Nasarawa (5), Borno (1), Kwara (1), Benue (1), and Anambra (1).
Since the onset of the outbreak in Nigeria in February, NCDC said 94, 323 samples have so far been tested. While 5,349 cases have been discharged, the country has a record of 10,885 cases.
A breakdown of the 16,658 confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 7,319 cases, followed by FCT – 1,264, Kano – 1,158, Ogun – 567, Edo – 5620, Rivers – 592, Oyo – 575, Borno – 447, Katsina – 414, Kaduna – 446, Bauchi – 410, Gombe – 492 Jigawa – 317, Delta – 267, Ebonyi – 162, Abia – 173, Kwara – 151, Plateau – 168, Sokoto – 132, Nasarawa – 177, Imo – 136, Zamfara – 76, Ondo – 72, Anambra – 66, Yobe – 55. Osun – 50, Kebbi – 66, Niger – 66, Akwa Ibom – 48, Adamawa – 42, Enugu – 57, Bayelsa – 32, Ekiti – 30, Taraba – 18, Benue – 35, and Kogi – 3.
Meanwhile, many stakeholders have expressed fears on the decision of the Oyo State Government to further relax the COVID-19 curfew in the state as the number of Coronavirus cases surge in the state.
Recall that in a statement made available to the newsmen by Governor Seyi Makinde’s Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, the new curfew in the state would now run from 10 p.m. to 4am.
He also asked religious centres and some arms of schools to resume on June 29.
According to the press statement, “Decisions reached include the resumption of classes for Primary Six, JSS3 and SS3 students from Monday, June 29; resumption of work by all category of workers at the state secretariat from June 22; opening up of mosques and churches, which are to operate at 25 per cent capacity; and the decision to limit public gathering to not more than 25 persons.”
“The state secretariat, which was earlier shut on March 27 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and later reopened to staff on grade level 13 and above from Monday April 27, would now be open to all other staffers from Monday, June 22.”
“The schools are to observe the COVID-19 protocols as released by the Task Force, ensure that stations for washing of hands are provided in all schools, while all students are to compulsorily wear face masks.”
All civil servants were also asked to resume duties.
