Health officials in the country also confirmed that no patient
have died of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
Active cases in Nigeria now stand at 1,356, up from the
previous day when it was at 1,304.
According to an update by the Nigerian Centre for Disease
Control, NCDC, on its Facebook page Sunday, the cumulative number of COVID-19
cases identified since the outbreak in Nigeria now stands at 167,859.
Meanwhile, a total of 164,382 patients recuperated and 2,121
deaths have been recorded in 36 states
and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 56 new cases were reported from 3 states and the Federal
Capital Territory.
Lagos-47 again reported the highest number of cases, while FCT,
Ogun and Gombe reported 6, 2 and 1 respectively.
Today’s report includes, 9 state with 0 case reported - Sokoto,
Rivers, Imo, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Oyo, Ekiti and Kano.
