The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in an update on its Facebook page late Saturday.
According to data from the agency, Nigeria reported 1064 infections on August 21, making Saturday’s cases the highest in fourteen days.
The new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in 20 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Lagos, the nation’s COVID-19 hotbed, had the highest number of infected persons for the day under review – 456 – followed by Ondo with 180 more cases.
Edo State had 66 new cases, Rivers – 62, Niger – 26, Akwa Ibom – 25, Ekiti – 22,Kwara – 22 and Oyo – 22.
Other states with more cases are Kaduna – 17, Delta – 14, Benue – 12, Gombe – 9, Plateau – 9, FCT – 8, Jigawa – 5, Ogun – 4, Bayelsa – 2, Nasarawa – 2 and Bauchi – 1.
As of Sunday morning, 195,052 cases have been confirmed in the country with 182,463 discharged.
But 2,544 have died from COVID-19 complications since the disease was confirmed in Nigeria last year February
