The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 601 new cases of Coronavirus in the country.
This brings the total number of cases in the country to 51,905.
Out of the confirmed cases, however, 12,141 are active as 38, 767 have been successfully managed and discharged.
The NCDC in its daily update also said one person died from the virus on Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 997.
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Out of the 601 fresh cases reported from 20 states and Abuja, Lagos topped the table with 404 cases, while Abuja came a distant second with 37 cases.
Other states which recorded new cases are; Oyo(19), Ondo(14), Abia(13), Enugu(13), Kaduna(13), Edo(12), Kano(12), Kwara(11), Ebonyi(10), Nasarawa(7), Ogun(6), Osun(5), Delta(5), Niger(5), Plateau(4), Bayelsa(4), Katsina(3), Ekiti(2), Imo(2).
