A health worker holds a vaccine tube and a syringe as Nigeria commences the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination on August 16, 2021. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.

Nigeria has recorded 296 new cases of COVID-19 infections and 12 deaths across the country.

This is according to the nation’s health protection agency, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

In the agency’s latest update on Monday 204,752 cases have been confirmed to date.

The tally further confirmed a total of 192,943 discharged cases while 2,689 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Rivers State had an increase in cases with 63, Lagos 49 and FCT 47.

Others are Osun (37), Edo (29), Plateau (18), Gombe (14), Nasarawa (12), Delta (10), Benue (5), Kano (5), Bayelsa (3), Oyo (2), Bauchi (1), and Ekiti (1).

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	76,574	3,560	72,350	664
FCT	21,770	1,105	20,484	181
Rivers	12,030	367	11,509	154
Kaduna	9,591	125	9,394	72
Plateau	9,369	126	9,178	65
Oyo	8,683	591	7,901	191
Edo	6,388	683	5,486	219
Ogun	5,354	29	5,246	79
Ondo	4,461	119	4,250	92
Akwa Ibom	4,319	563	3,714	42
Kano	4,176	46	4,018	112
Kwara	3,791	80	3,650	61
Delta	3,433	783	2,556	94
Osun	2,872	21	2,766	85
Enugu	2,682	64	2,589	29
Nasarawa	2,439	55	2,345	39
Gombe	2,401	26	2,327	48
Anambra	2,287	65	2,203	19
Katsina	2,220	3	2,182	35
Ebonyi	2,059	24	2,003	32
Abia	1,950	63	1,862	25
Imo	1,929	70	1,818	41
Ekiti	1,717	139	1,552	26
Benue	1,633	191	1,418	24
Bauchi	1,613	4	1,592	17
Borno	1,352	0	1,314	38
Bayelsa	1,218	118	1,072	28
Adamawa	1,157	27	1,098	32
Taraba	1,092	14	1,054	24
Niger	1,021	25	976	20
Sokoto	796	0	768	28
Jigawa	579	-6	569	16
Cross River	576	15	538	23
Yobe	502	3	490	9
Kebbi	458	9	433	16
Zamfara	255	4	243	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2