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Nigeria records seven new COVID-19 infections, total now 167,066

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded seven new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 167,066.

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

“7 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Lagos-3, Kwara-3, Rivers-1

“167,066 confirmed, 163,463 discharged, 2,117 deaths.

“Today’s report includes: 31 community recoveries from Lagos State managed in line with guidelines, 5 states with 0 cases reported: Plateau, Nasarawa, Kano, Imo and Sokoto.”

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