The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 221 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, bring the total of confirmed cases to 53,021.
The cases were reported in Plateau-60, FCT-33, Kaduna-26, Rivers-18, Lagos-17, Enugu-9, Kwara-9, Ondo-9, Nasarawa-6, Gombe-5, Anambra-5, Delta-4, Abia-4, Imo-3, Edo-2, Ogun-2, Oyo-2, Osun-2, Bauchi-1 and Kano-1.
According to the NCDC, out of the 53,021 confirmed cases, 40,281 patients have been discharged, and 1,010 deaths have been recorded.