Nigeria on Monday recorded 460 fresh cases of COVID-19 pandemic across 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with one additional fatality from the disease
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known in an update shared on its Facebook page late Monday night.
The disease control agency said the country’s fatality toll from the disease now stands at 2,455.
It also informed that the latest figure of confirmed cases has increased Nigeria’s infection toll to 191,805 among which the active cases are 10,858.
A breakdown of the NCDC data shows that Rivers State reported the highest figure of 164 cases while Lagos State came second on the log with 139 infections. Edo State recorded 61 to occupy the third spot of the log.
The FCT ranks fourth with 37 cases, while Bayelsa State recorded 20 cases to take the fifth slot, followed by Oyo State with 14 cases, Plateau State, seven while Ogun State recorded six cases.
Anambra and Benue states reported four cases each, followed by Enugu State with two cases, while Cross River and Kaduna states recorded one case each.