The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has declared 338 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, saying the nation now has a total of 5959.
The new cases were confirmed in 18 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). With the six new deaths announced by the Centre, the nation has now lost 182 patients to the virus, while 1,594 patients have been treated and discharged.
In its breakdown, Lagos State has the highest figure of 177 new cases, followed by Kano with 64 cases.
Other states and the number of cases are: 21-FCT, 16-Rivers, 14-Plateau, 11-Oyo, 9-Katsina, 4-Jigawa, 4-Kaduna, 3-Abia, 3-Bauchi, 3-Borno, 2-Gombe, 2-Akwa Ibom, 2-Delta, 1-Ondo, 1-Kebbi and 1-Sokoto.
