COVID-19: Nigeria records 506 new cases, total now 139,748

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 506 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 139,748.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday.

Data from the health agency (NCDC) reveals that 968 coronavirus patients were successfully treated and discharged from the various isolation centre while 20 new COVID-19 related deaths were recorded increasing the nation’s death toll from the virus to 1,667.

The 506 new cases are reported from 19 states and the Federal capital Territory (FCT).

Ondo topped the day’s infection chart with 90 new cases followed by Kwara -89 and Rivers -53.

Other states with new cases include Borno -45, Gombe -32, FCT -28, Imo -26, Ogun -25, Lagos -22, Kaduna -14, Kano -14, Edo -13, Osun -11, Cross River -10, Yobe -9, Ekiti -7, Kebbi -6, Nasarawa -6, Oyo -5, and Jigawa -1.

Till date, 139,748 cases have been confirmed, 113,525 cases have been discharged and 1,667 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.