Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC website, show that 612 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded in Nigeria.
The NCDC said the new cases were recorded across seven States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with Lagos State having more than half of the new infections with 483 cases.
According to the NCDC update, the new infections raised the total number of cases in the Country to 217,063, while the fatality toll still stands at 2,981, as no fatality was recorded on Saturday.