“22 In Lagos, 11 In Rivers” – Nigeria Confirms 48 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hits 166,146

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 42 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,061.

The NCDC made this known on Wednesday night via its official Twitter handle where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 6 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

According to the new report, Lagos state led with 22 new infections, followed by Rivers – with 11, Enugu – 11, Kaduna – 2, FCT – 1 and Gombe – 1.

See the breakdown of cases by state below:

Today's report includes 0 cases from Plateau, Nasarawa, Kano, Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo and Ekiti States

A breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/wDHxeDuhLc

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 26, 2021