A total of 562 new cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Nigeria, briging the total number to 37, 225.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said 102 of the cases were recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 100 in Lagos State, 52 in Plateau State, 50 in Kwara State, 47 in Abia State, 35 in Kaduna State, 34 in Benue State, 26 in Oyo State, 24 in Ebonyi State, 16 in Kano State and 15 in Niger State.

Anambra State recorded 14 cases, 12 in Gombe State, 11 in Edo State, 6 in Rivers State, 5 each in Nasarawa and Delta states, 3 in Borno State, 2 each in Enugu and Bauchi states and 1 in Kebbi State.

However, of the number of persons infected with the virus in Nigeria, 15,333 have been discharged while 21,082 cases are still active with 801 deaths reported so far.