The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday, announced 260 new COVID-19 cases in 18 states and the federal capital territory (FCT), bringing the total number to 12,846.
It was the first time since May 5, 2020, that Lagos will record less than 50 cases in its daily toll, as 38 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed for the state on Sunday.
On the other hand, Abia State recorded more than 400 percent increase in its daily toll with 67 new COVID-19 infections confirmed on Sunday.
The NCDC announced that as at Sunday, a total of 12,486 cases have now been confirmed in 35 states and the FCT with 3,959 recoveries and 354 deaths.
The 260 new cases were distributed as follows: 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
