COVID-19 Case Update: 587 New Cases, Total Now Almost 18,000

Nigeria has recorded a total of 17,735 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 469 deaths and 5,967 recoveries.

According to the official figures published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 587 new confirmed cases were recorded in 18 states, including Lagos (155), Edo (75), FCT (67), Rivers (65), Oyo (56), Delta (50), Bayelsa (25), Plateau (18), Kaduna (18), Enugu (17), Borno (12), Ogun (12), Ondo (7), Kwara (4), Kano (2), Gombe (2), Sokoto (1) and Kebbi (1).

Lagos is the most impacted state in the country with 7,616 cases, followed by the FCT (1,391) and Kano (1,160).

8.06 million confirmed cases have been recorded worldwide with 440,000 deaths.