Nigeria on Monday recorded 18 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 165,199.
The 18 new cases were reported in five states: Lagos-8, FCT-6, Edo-2, Rivers-1 and Ogun-1.
The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle:
18 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-8
FCT-6
Edo-2
Rivers-1
Ogun-1165,199 confirmed
155,371 discharged
2,063 deaths pic.twitter.com/pzCwr2UYek— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 3, 2021
No new death was however recorded from the virus which has already claimed 2,063 lives in the country.
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