COVID-19: Nigeria Records 260 New Cases, Total Nears 12,500

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 260 COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing total infections to 12,486.

This was disclosed by the NCDC via it official twitter page Sunday night.

NCDC further apologized for erroneously reporting 7new cases in Jigawa, adding that the cases were repeat tests.

NCDC wrote,

260 new cases of #COVID19;

Abia-67
FCT-40
Lagos-38
Ogun-19
Gombe-16
Edo-14
Imo-9
Kwara-8
Katsina-8
Nasarawa-8
Borno-8
Kaduna-6
Bauchi-5
Ekiti-4
Niger-2
Ondo-2
Plateau-2
Kano-2
Sokoto-2

12486 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3959
Deaths: 354

Yesterday, we erroneously reported 7 new cases in Jigawa. Following further review, we can confirm that these were repeat tests for previously confirmed cases

We apologise for this error and remain committed to ensuring transparent and accurate reporting of test results

For a breakdown of cases by state, click on the image below: