14 states and the Federal Capital Territory reported 519 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

The health agency also reported 18 COVID-19 related deaths. 

The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Wednesday.

According to the agency, the 519 new cases were recorded from Lagos, the FCT, and 13 other states.

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Lagos recorded the highest number of new infections with 120 cases, Ondo – 110, Rivers – 74, Edo – 63, FCT – 58, Oyo – 31, Kaduna – 15, Bayelsa – 11, Cross River – 11, Delta – 11, Kano – 5, Ogun – 4, Plateau – 3, Adamawa – 2, and Gombe – 1.

The health agency said the 519 new COVID-19 infections have brought the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 200,057.

However, 188, 719 COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been discharged in the country, the agency said.

With 18 COVID-19 related deaths reported, the death toll from the virus has risen to 2,637, NCDC said.

It added that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre, activated at Level 2, had continued to coordinate the national response activities.