Nigeria records 653 new COVID-19 cases, total now 36,107

Nigeria recorded 653 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 36,107.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the announcement via its Twitter handle.

It said 14,938 patients have recovered from infections and discharged, while 778 deaths have been recorded across the country.

653new cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Lagos-115
Kwara-85
Enugu-80
FCT-78
Rivers-36
Ondo-35
Oyo-30
Katsina-28
Kaduna-19
Abia-19
Nasarawa-18
Plateau-17
Imo-16
Ogun-9
Ebonyi-9
Benue-9
Kano-9
Delta-8
Bauchi-7
Ekiti-6
Gombe-4
Bayelsa-4
Adamawa-4
Osun-4
Cross River-1
Yobe-1
Borno-1
Zamfara-1