Nigeria records 164 new COVID-19 cases, total now 60,430

As the battle against Coronavirus continues, Nigeria has recorded 164 new cases of COVID-19 in 14 states and the federal capital territory, Abuja.

This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NDCD) via its official Twitter handle in its daily update.

The centre, NCDC revealed that the total number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus has reached 60,430 on Monday night after 164 fresh infections were recorded.

According to NCDC, Lagos recorded 64 of the 164 cases, followed by FCT with 26, and Enugu with 20.

The rest are: “Kaduna – 11, Oyo – 11, Plateau – 8, Ondo – 7, Anambra – 4, Nasarawa – 3, Osun – 3, Ebonyi – 2, Imo – 2, Benue – 1, Katsina – 1, Ogun – 1.”

The total confirmed cases so far in Nigeria now stands at 60,430 of which 51,943 have been discharged.

However, the infection has claimed 1,115 lives.