Nigeria on Sunday recorded seven new cases of COVID-19.

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

To date, 165,709 cases have been confirmed, 156,413 cases have been discharged and 2,066 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

A total of 1.98 million tests have been carried out as of 16th May 2021 compared to 1.94 million tests a day earlier.

The 7 new cases were reported from 2 states- Niger (5), and Rivers (2).

The latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 58,697, followed by Abuja (19,838), Kaduna (9,068), Plateau (9,060), Rivers (7,166), Oyo (6,852), Edo (4,905), Ogun (4,680), Kano (3,961), Ondo (3,248), Kwara (3,122), Delta (2,623), Osun (2,575), Nasarawa (2,382), Enugu (2,401), Katsina (2,097), Gombe (2,034), Ebonyi (2,030), Anambra (1,909), Akwa Ibom (1,863), and Abia (1,689).

Imo State has recorded 1,657 cases, Bauchi (1,548), Borno (1,337), Benue (1,188), Adamawa (1,111), Taraba (974), Niger (930), Bayelsa (886), Ekiti (870), Sokoto (775), Jigawa (528), Kebbi (450), Cross River (394), Yobe (390), Zamfara (240), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.