Nigeria records 576 new coronavirus cases, total now 37,801

Nigeria recorded 576 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 37,801.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control made the announcement via its verified Twitter handle.

It said 15,677 patients have recovered and discharged, while 805 fatalities have been recorded across the country.

Data obtained from the NDDC website showed that Nigeria currently has 21,319 active cases of coronavirus.

576 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-88
Kwara-87
FCT-82
Plateau-62
Ondo-39
Enugu-28
Oyo-26
Taraba-24
Kaduna-20
Ebonyi-20
Edo-17
Cross River-16
Kano-14
Rivers-11
Ogun-10
Delta-9
Nasarawa-8
Osun-8
Katsina-3
Imo-2
Kebbi-1
Borno-1

37,801 confirmed
15,677 discharged
805 deaths