Nigeria has confirmed 357 new cases of COVID-19 in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.

In its latest update on the outbreak, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed that six more deaths were also recorded.

Unlike the previous days, the NCDC did not report any new case for Lagos which is the epicentre of the pandemic in the country.

Tuesday’s update showed that Rivers recorded the highest number of new infections with 170, followed by Ondo – 38, Gombe – 34, Ogun – 20, and Ekiti – 20.

Others are FCT – 18, Anambra – 16, Oyo – 13, Kwara – 10, Imo – six, Bayelsa – six, and Edo – six.

As of Tuesday, Nigeria has confirmed a total of 183,444 cases from the 2,648,684 samples tested.