The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday announced that Nigeria recorded 260 new COVID-19 cases.

The NCDC made the announcement in a tweet via its Twitter account.

According to the Agency, Abia recorded 67 cases, while FCT followed with 40.

It also added that the total number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 12,486

The tweet reads “260 new cases of #COVID19;

Abia-67
FCT-40
Lagos-38
Ogun-19
Gombe-16
Edo-14
Imo-9
Kwara-8
Katsina-8
Nasarawa-8
Borno-8
Kaduna-6
Bauchi-5
Ekiti-4
Niger-2
Ondo-2
Plateau-2
Kano-2
Sokoto-2

“12,486 cases of COVID19 in Nigeria, 3959 patients have been discharged, with 354 deaths recorded.”