The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 42 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,061.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria,(NAN), this is an increase from the 40 cases logged on Sunday and the 35 reported on Saturday.
It stated that the 42 were registered from seven states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). New cases included 14 from Lagos, 11 from Gombe, 5 from Osun and Kano, 4 from FCT and 1 from Edo, Kaduna and Rivers.
The agency noted that no new deaths were announced on May 24, making the death toll remain at 2,067.
Meanwhile, 16 people recovered from the virus and were discharged after testing negative, which brought the total number of recoveries in the country to 156,492.
It said there were about 7,476 active cases across the country as of May 24.
