Nigeria has recorded 561 new cases of COVID-19 across various states of the country, five short of what it recorded on Monday.

Announcing via its official Twitter handle on Tuesday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated the total number of confirmed cases in the country is now 25,694 with 9,746 persons discharged.

561 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-200
Edo-119
Kaduna-52
FCT-52
Niger-32
Ogun-19
Ondo-16
Imo-14
Plateau-11
Abia-8
Oyo-8
Bayelsa-7
Katsina-6
Kano-5
Bauchi-3
Osun-3
Kebbi-3
Borno-2
Jigawa-1

25,694 confirmed
9,746 discharged
590 deaths