BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 573 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 Deaths

573 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the total to 16, 658 in the country.

This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday via its verified Twitter handle.

Lagos and Rivers recorded higher cases with 216 and 103 respectively. Others are 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.

Four new deaths were also recorded,taking the total to 424, while total recoveries rose to 5,349 in the country.

NCDC tweet reads: “573 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-216
Rivers-103
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
Anambra-1

16,658 confirmed
5,349 discharged
424 deaths.”