BREAKING: Nigeria Records 661 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Nears 20,000

661 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, taking the total to 19,808 in the country.

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

Out of the 661 new COVID-19 cases, Lagos continued to top the daily record with 230 new cases, followed by Rivers with 127. Others are Delta-83, FCT-60, Oyo-51, Edo-31, Bayelsa-27, Kaduna-25, Plateau-13, Ondo-6, Nasarawa-3, Ekiti-2, Kano-2 and Borno-1.

Total discharged and death cases rose to 6,718 and 506 respectively.

NCDC tweet reads: “661 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-230
Rivers-127
Delta-83
FCT-60
Oyo-51
Edo-31
Bayelsa-27
Kaduna-25
Plateau-13
Ondo-6
Nasarawa-3
Ekiti-2
Kano-2
Borno-1

19,808 confirmed
6,718 discharged
506 deaths.”