Fifty-three persons have died of COVID-19 complications in the past four days with 15 new deaths confirmed on Tuesday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) also announced 241 new COVID-19 cases via its Twitter handle just before midnight on Tuesday.
The number of fatalities increased from 299 to 314, and a total of 3,239 recoveries have now been recorded.
While 15 deaths were recorded for Tuesday, 12 fatalities occurred on Monday and 26 people died over the weekend.
A total of 10,819 cases have now been confirmed in 35 states and the FCT.
241 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-142
Oyo-15
FCT-13
Kano-12
Edo-11
Delta-10
Kaduna -9
Rivers-9
Borno-8
Jigawa-4
Gombe-3
Plateau-3
Osun-1
Bauchi-1
10819 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3239
Deaths: 314#TakeResponsibility
