The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 120 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Monday night.
The new cases were confirmed in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Figures released late Monday by the NCDC showed that Rivers State accounted for 65 out of the total confirmed cases.
A breakdown of the new cases were given as follows:
- Rivers-65
- FCT-12
- Ogun-9
- Katsina-8
- Anambra-7
- Bauchi-5
- Oyo-5
- Nasarawa-3
- Kaduna-2
- Kwara-1
- Taraba-1
- Imo-1
- Delta-1
- 59,465 confirmed
- 50,951 discharged
- 1,113 deaths