According to a tweet from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the total number of cases so far in Nigeria is now 37,225.
Nigeria on Tuesday night recorded 562 new cases of COVID-19
The NCDC further revealed that 801 people have died from the virus, with 15,333 patients discharged.
The Federal Capital Territory took the lead with 102 infected patients on Tuesday, with Lagos following with 100.
The state by state beak-down of others infected with COVID-19, as released by the NCDC are as follows:
Plateau-52 Kwara-50 Abia-47 Kaduna-35 Benue-34 Oyo-26 Ebonyi-24 Kano-16 Niger-15 Anambra-14 Gombe-12 Edo-11 Rivers-6 Nasarawa-5 Delta-5 Borno-3 Enugu– 2 Bauchi-2 Kebbi-1