NCDC records 265 new cases of COVID-19

Nigeria's COVID-19 cases have risen to more than 7,500 after the Nigeria Center for Disease Control recorded at least 265 fresh cases of the deadly virus on Saturday.

The announcement was made on the NCDC's official Twitter account on Sunday morning, stating that the new cases were recorded in about 13 states of the country.

The breakdown of the new 265 cases are; 133-Lagos, 34-Oyo, 28-Edo, 23-Ogun, 22-FCT, 6-Plateau, 5-Kaduna, 3-Borno, 3-Niger, 2-Kwara, 2-Bauchi, 2-Anambra and 2-Enugu.

There are now a total of 7526 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country with at least 2174 recoveries and 221 deaths.