A total of 573 new cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the total number to 16, 658.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 216 of the cases were recorded in Lagos State, 103 in Rivers State, 68 in Oyo State, 40 in Edo State, 21 in Kano State, 20 in Gombe State, 17 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 13 in Delta State, and 12 in Plateau and Bauchi states respectively.

Ten cases were recorded in Niger State, nine in Kebbi, eight each in Ogun and Ondo states, seven in Abia State, five in Nasarawa State, and one in Borno, Kwara, Benue and Anambra states respectively.