The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced  403 new cases of COVID-19 in the country bringing the total to 16,085. 13 new deaths were recorded along with 119 recoveries; Gombe State topped the list.

The 403 new cases are reported from 20 states: Gombe(73), Lagos(68), Kano(46), Edo(36), FCT(35), Nasarawa(31), Kaduna(17), Oyo(16), Abia(15), Delta(13), Borno(13), Plateau(, Niger(7), Rivers(7), Enugu(6), Ogun(6), Kebbi(3), Ondo(1), Anambra(1), Imo(1)

The breakdown in the tweet of NCDC shows that the 403 cases were from 20 different states. Gombe State recorded the highest number of cases with 73. Lagos State followed with 68 while Kano State had 46. 201 people recovered, which brings the recoveries up to 5220 from 5101. There were 8 new deaths. Find the breakdown below:

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