COVID-19 Updates: NCDC confirms 561 new cases, with 17 new deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night, confirmed 561 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 25,694 cases

The health agency said 17 new deaths were recorded in the country as the deaths figure also increased from 573 on Monday night to 590 on Tuesday night.

The Centre also revealed 9,746 patients had been successfully managed and discharged.

Here is Breakdown of the 561 new cases by state:

Lagos-200
Edo-119
Kaduna-52
FCT-52
Niger-32
Ogun-19
Ondo-16
Imo-14
Plateau-11
Abia-8
Oyo-8
Bayelsa-7
Katsina-6
Kano-5
Bauchi-3
Osun-3
Kebbi-3
Borno-2
Jigawa-1

Total cases confirmed in Nigeria 25,694
Total cases discharged 9,746
Total deaths 590

Breakdown of total cases by state: