Nigeria now has 50,488 confirmed Covid-19 cases as 593 new infections are reported in 16 states.
Plateau State leads in new infections with 186 cases; Lagos-172; FCT-62; Oyo-27; Delta-25; Rivers-20 and Ondo-19.
Edo has 18 new cases; Kaduna-17; Enugu-12; Akwa Ibom-10; Ogun-7; Abia and Gombe-6 each; Kano and Osun-3 each.
There are 253 Covid-19 patients discharged across Nigeria bringing the total number of successfully treated cases to 37,304.
Meanwhile, 4 Covid-19 fatalities have been reported in the last 24 hours in Nigeria as national death toll rises to 985
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)