The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC has said Nigeria recorded 565 new COVD-19 cases and eight deaths.
The NCDC stated this in Abuja.
The centre said that this brings the total infections, since the index case in 2020, to 187, 588.
The NCDC attributed the surge to the highly transmissible Delta variant and low vaccination rates across the country.
The centre also said that eight Covid-19 related deaths were reported bringing the total fatality figure to 2,276.
The NCDC stated that the new cases were reported in 13 states and the FCT.
It noted that Lagos state recorded the highest infections with 205 while Rivers followed with 73 cases, Ondo-63, FCT-53, Oyo-53, Ekiti-37, Delta-24, Edo-20, and Benue-12.
According to the centre, Monday’s report includes a backlog of cases of seven cases reported from Benue on August 17 and four on August 19.
