COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 17 new cases

Nigeria has confirmed 17 new cases of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19.

The National Centre for Disease Control NCDC announced this on Tuesday night via its official Twitter handle @NCDCgov.

According to the NCDC, the 31 cases are from the following States: Lagos-8, Rivers-5, Kano-2, Kaduna-1, Plateau-1.

The latest figure brings the total number of confirmed cases to, 166,534 with 159,935 discharged and a total of  2,099 deaths.

17 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-8
Rivers-5
Kano-2
Kaduna-1
Plateau-1

166,534 confirmed
159,935 discharged
2,099 deaths pic.twitter.com/l4DIUWmd5l

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 1, 2021