COVID-19: Nigeria Records 239 New Cases, As Total Now 54,247

As Nigeria continues its fight against COVID-19, 239 new cases of the deadly virus have been recorded in 14 states and the federal capital territory on Tuesday, September 1 with a total of 54,247 confirmed cases.

This was revealed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official Twitter page.

According to the states breakdown of COVID-19, Plateau maintained its lead on the list of states with new infections with 116 positive samples, followed by FCT with 33 and Lagos with 19, while Bauchi recorded the least figure with one positive case.