Rivers covid-19 infections hit 394 with 21 deaths

Coronavirus infections in Rivers State have hit 394 with the announcement of 30 new cases on Tuesday by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NCDC.

Out of the 394 cases, 215 are still active and receiving treatment while 158 have been discharged.

NCDC confirmed a total of 663 new cases and 4 deaths on Tuesday.

It said no new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

The Center said that till date, 13464 cases have been confirmed, 4206 cases have been discharged and 365 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 663 new cases are reported from 26 states- Lagos (170), Ogun (108), Bauchi (69), Ebonyi (49), Edo (33), Rivers (30), FCT (26), Jigawa (26), Delta (20), Anambra (17), Gombe (16), Kano (16), Imo (15), Abia (14), Borno (11), Oyo (11), Plateau (8), Kebbi (6), Kaduna (6), Ondo (4), Niger (2), Katsina (2), Osun (1), Ekiti (1), Kwara (1), Nasarawa (1)