JUST IN: Nigeria COVID-19 cases rise 20,244

The number of recorded COVID-19 infection in Nigeria has risen to 20,244 after the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC confirmed 436 fresh cases on Sunday night.

The NCDC made the announcement on its official Twitter account, @ncdcgov.

According to the statement by the NCDC, there are now a total of 6,879 discharged patients and 518 deaths as at the time of this report.

The breakdown of the 436 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-169
Oyo-52
Plateau-31
Imo-29
Kaduna-28
Ogun-23
FCT-18
Enugu-18
Bauchi-17
Bayelsa-14
Rivers-8
Osun-6
Kano-6
Edo-5
Benue-5
Adamawa-3
Borno-2
Abia-1
Ekiti-1