The nation’s death toll has exceeded 1,600 after 21 more persons died on Monday.
Also, there has been a decline in the number of new cases in the past two days as the country recorded 676 new cases on Monday.
The new cases take the total to 131,918 while recoveries hit 106,275.
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According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, 1,286 got discharged on Monday.
The federal government has continued to urge all citizens to adhere to the Executive Order to wear face mask in public places to help contain the spread of the virus.
A break down of COVID-19 cases by State are as follows:
Lagos-227
Rivers-73
Niger-69
Plateau-56
FCT-50
Kano-44
Oyo-43
Ogun-27
Gombe-18
Ondo-15
Enugu-10
Isun-10
Cross River-8
Edo-8
Nasarawa-7
Bauchi-4
Kaduna-3
Ekiti-2
Zamfara-2
Total confirmed: 131,918
Total discharged: 106,275
Total deaths: 1,607