After two consecutive days of a drop in number of cases, the NCDC has reported a marked increase with 288 new cases.
This follows the ease of lockdown in some states.
Lagos accounted for 179 cases, Kaduna 20,Katsina and Jigawa 15,Borno 13, Ogun 11, Kano 8,FCT 7.
Niger and Ekiti have 4 cases Oyo,Delta and Bauchi 3, Kwara 2 and Edo state has 1.
The number of discharged cases is 1320 while number of deaths is 171.
The total number of cases confirmed so far in Nigeria is 5445.