By Augustine Akhilomen
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 562 fresh cases of coronavirus.
NCDC made this known on Monday night via its official twitter handle.
The new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 20 states and the FCT which brings the country’s total infections to 37, 225 and 801 deaths.
“562 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; FCT-102, Lagos-100, Plateau-52, Kwara-50, Abia-47, Kaduna-35, Benue-34, Oyo-26, Ebonyi-24, Kano-16, Niger-15, Anambra-14, Gombe-12, Edo-11, Rivers-6, Nasarawa-5, Delta-5, Borno-3, Enugu- 2, Bauchi-2, Kebbi- 1,” the NCDC said.
Also, the NCDC data showed that of the number of persons infected with the virus in Nigeria, 15,333 have been discharged.