Nigeria records 571 COVID-19 cases, as death toll climbs to 740

…16 more people die of COVID-19 cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced 571 new confirmed COVID-19 cases.

16 deaths have been recorded, making it the highest single-day fatality since the index case in March this year. This brings the total fatality figures to 740, even as the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 32,558.

According to the NCDC tally published on Twitter on Sunday evening, 343 people recovered from the diseases, bringing the total number of recoveries and discharge to 13,447.

The agency said new COVID-19 cases were reported in nineteen states in the country as well as Abuja.

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It added that Lagos State maintained the highest infections for the day – 158, followed by Ebonyi – 108,  Edo -53, Ondo – 46, FCT – 38,  Oyo -20, Kwara – 19, Plateau – 17, Osun – 14, and Bayelsa – 14.

Other states with fresh infections from COVID-19 are Ekiti  – 14,  Katsina – 14, Akwa Ibom – 11, Kaduna – 11, Rivers – 11, Niger – 10, Ogun – 7, Kano – 6, Cross River – 4, and Bauchi – 2.

Lagos State has the highest COVID-19 cases in Nigeria  – 12,427 – with 10,358 still active while 1,897 have recovered. The State also has 172 deaths from the virus.

The Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) has 2,576 cases, 1,765 still active, 773 discharged and 38 deaths recorded, data from the agency showed.