The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 490 new cases of coronavirus in 15 states and the FCT.

In a tweet last night, the NCDC also annnounced additional 31 deaths linked to the virus.

The new figures put total infections in the country at 17,148.

Although 5,623 persons have been successfully treated and discharged.

In the latest cases, Lagos recorded 142 while the Federal Capital Territory had new 60.

Other states with new cases include Bayelsa (54), Rivers (39), Delta (37), Oyo (30), Kaduna (26), Imo (23), Enugu (19), Gombe (11), Ondo (10), Bauchi (8), Ogun (7), Borno (6), and Benue (1).