Nigeria has recorded 221 new cases of the novel coronavirus.
There are now 53,021 confirmed cases, 40,281 discharged patients and 1,010 deaths as a result of Covid-19 in the country.
The tweet said 221 new cases reported from 20 states including the FCT- Plateau (60), FCT (33), Kaduna (26), Rivers (18), Lagos (17), Enugu (9), Kwara (9), Ondo (9), Nasarawa (6), Gombe (5), Anambra (5), Delta (4), Abia (4), Imo (3), Edo (2), Ogun (2), Oyo (2), Osun (2), Bauchi (1), Kano (1)
40281 cases have been discharged and 1010 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
