The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday, said 170 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,558.
It also said that two more persons had died, bringing the total number of deaths to 87.
The NCDC announced this via its verified Twitter handle.
It tweeted: “170 new cases of #COVID19; 39-Lagos, 29-Kano, 24-Ogun, 18-Bauchi, 15-Kaduna, 12-FCT, 12-Sokoto, 8-Katsina, 7-Borno, 3-Nasarawa, 2-Adamawa, 1-Oyo.
“400 have been discharged with 87 deaths recorded.”
A breakdown of cases by states;
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