Nigeria has recorded 437 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 46,577.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed the figure which rose from 46,140 in a tweet on Sunday night.

Lagos has the highest number of new infections with 107, followed by the Federal Capital Territory and Plateau which reported 91 and 81 cases respectively.

Other states with new cases are Kaduna – 32, Ogun – 30, Kwara – 24, Ebonyi – 19, Ekiti – 17, Oyo – eight, Borno – six, Edo – six, Kano – four, Nasarawa – three, Osun – three, Taraba – three, Gombe – two and Bauchi – one.

Since the outbreak of the virus in the country, 33,186 patients have been treated and discharged while 945 others lost their lives to the virus.