The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 203 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,518.
The NCDC made this known on Monday night via its official Twitter handle where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in six states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to the new report, Benue state led with 178 new infections, followed by Lagos – with 10, Ondo – 6, FCT – 4, Kaduna – 4 and Plateau – 1.
See the breakdown of cases by state below:
Today's report includes:
✅ Backlog of data from Benue and Nasarawa States recorded from February to May 2021
✅ 0 cases recorded from Ekiti, Enugu, Kano, Nasarawa, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Rivers, and Sokoto States
A breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/VKU6PVoofF
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 31, 2021
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