Nigeria on Saturday recorded her highest daily figures of confirmed coronavirus cases, with 553 new infections.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 9, 855.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Twitter that as of May 30, 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
The agency said 2,856 patients have been treated and discharged.
The NCDC data showed that the new infections spread across 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with Lagos accounting for the highest number of 378 infections.
Others reported were FCT (52), Delta (23), Edo (22), Rivers (14), Ogun (13), Kaduna (12), Kano (9), Borno (7), Katsina (6), Jigawa (5), Oyo (5), Yobe (3), Plateau (3) and Osun (1).
The NCDC noted that the government was working hard to test and treat who may have been infected with COVID-19.
“Please be cooperative and avoid discrimination against those who have been visited by public health officials. They need your support and care while you aware taking responsibility,” it said.
