Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have surpassed 16,000 as the NCDC announced 403 new infections in 19 states and the FCT.

Gombe State had the highest number of infections – 73 – for the day.

According to the NCDC, Lagos State trails Gombe in reported cases for the day with 68 new infections, followed by Kano State where 46 more people got the virus.

Other states with new COVID-19 cases are: Edo (36); FCT (35); Nasarawa (31);  Kaduna (17);  Oyo (16); Abia (15) and Delta (13).