Rivers records 68 new covid-19 cases

Rivers State has recorded 68 cases of covid-19 after days of a significant drop in cases in the state.

The state has so far recorded 1,050 infections, 438 active cases, 574 discharges and 38 deaths.

Nigeria also recorded 779 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

Till date, 24077 cases have been confirmed, 8625 cases have been discharged and 558 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 779 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (285), Rivers(68), FCT(60), Edo(60), Enugu(56), Delta(47), Ebonyi(42), Oyo(41), Kaduna(19), Ogun(18), Ondo(16), Imo(12), Sokoto(11), Borno(9), Nasarawa(8), Abia(5), Gombe(5), Kebbi(5), Kano (4), Yobe (3), Ekiti(3), Osun(2)