Nigeria has recorded 544 fresh COVID-19 cases increasing the country’s total infections to 28, 711. 

This is according to a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control last night.

The NCDC said the new COVID-19 cases were reported in 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory with Lagos State having the highest number of infections-199.

Other states which had new COVID-19 cases include Ebonyi – 65,  Oyo – 47, Ondo – 46, Ogun – 31, Edo – 30, FCT – 28, Katsina – 25, Plateau – 15. Bayelsa – 11, Kaduna – 10,  Adamawa – 10, Akwa Ibom – 8, Gombe – 7, Kano – 4, Taraba – 3, Rivers -2, Abia – 2,  Ekiti -1.So far, 11,665 persons who contracted the virus have been treated and discharged with 645 deaths recorded, according to the NCDC.