Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 541 people tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday.
The latest positive samples of COVID-19 were recorded in 12 states and the federal capital territory (FCT), according to the agency’s update for August 15.
Lagos, the hardest-hit state by the pandemic, topped the COVID-19 infection chart with 242 new cases, while Akwa Ibom reported 94 cases, Enugu and Oyo logged 48 infections respectively.
Other states include Anambra (34), Rivers (19), Ogun (17), Ekiti (15), FCT (9), Kwara (7), Abia (5), Delta (2) and Niger (1).
There were no fatalities on Sunday, making coronavirus death toll in the country stands at 2,219.
Also, NCDC said 306 people were discharged on Sunday after recovering from the infection. With the new figure, a total of 167,132 patients have so far recovered from COVID-19 in Nigeria.
Additionally, a total of 182,503 coronavirus cases have now been confirmed across the country.
Meanwhile, World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 has been ranked as the fourth most successful in the world.
Walter Mulombo, WHO country representative in Nigeria, stated this at an event to mark the arrival of the first batch of 177,600 doses of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
The country representative also commended Nigeria’s preparation for the roll-out of the phase two vaccination, and encouraged citizens to keep safe by adhering to the COVID-19 protocol.
