COVID-19 Update: Nigeria Records 37 New Cases Within 24 Hours

Nigeria on Monday recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 164,756.

The latest numbers were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle.

The 37 new cases are reported from 6 states- Lagos (26), Ogun (4), kaduna (2), Rivers (2), kwara (2), and Edo (1).

37 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-26
Ogun-4
Kaduna-2
Rivers-2
Kwara-2
Edo-1

164,756 confirmed
154,963 discharged
2,062 deaths pic.twitter.com/totVzSQ3tU

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 26, 2021

Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 58,273, followed by Abuja (19,763), Plateau (9,049), Kaduna (9,039), Rivers (7,091), Oyo (6,844), Edo (4,898), Ogun (4,647), Kano (3,942), Ondo (3,226), Kwara (3,120), Delta (2,617), Osun (2,572), Nasarawa (2,380), Enugu (2,281), Katsina (2,097), Gombe (2,034), Ebonyi (2,020), Anambra (1,909), Akwa Ibom (1,843), and Abia (1,683).

Imo State has recorded 1,655 cases, Bauchi (1,540), Borno (1,337), Benue (1,188), Adamawa (1,063), Niger (930), Taraba (910), Bayelsa (885), Ekiti (869), Sokoto (775), Jigawa (527), Kebbi (450), Cross River (394), Yobe (365), Zamfara (240), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.