A health worker wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit tests a swab sample for COVID-19 at a primary health centre. NOAH SEELAM / AFP

Nigeria has recorded 284 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Monday night in its daily update on the virus.

In the agency’s latest update, the cases were reported in 20 states of the federation.

There was a decline in the cases of infections in Lagos State leaving the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with the highest number – 67, followed by Kaduna – 33, and Rivers – 31.

Others are Anambra (23), Lagos (22), Osun (22), Cross River (18), Edo (18), Ondo (13), Plateau (12), Nasarawa (6), Kwara (5), Imo (4) Benue (3), Niger (2), Delta (1), Ekiti (1), Jigawa (1), Ogun (1), and Oyo (1).

To date, 207,978 cases have been confirmed, 195,626 patients have been discharged and 2,756 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the FCT.

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	77,159	4,145	72,350	664
FCT	22,572	1,616	20,751	205
Rivers	12,320	131	12,035	154
Kaduna	9,824	142	9,607	75
Plateau	9,500	100	9,335	65
Oyo	8,712	525	7,996	191
Edo	6,539	464	5,852	223
Ogun	5,370	16	5,274	80
Ondo	4,514	64	4,352	98
Akwa Ibom	4,342	358	3,940	44
Kano	4,239	64	4,061	114
Kwara	3,904	192	3,650	62
Delta	3,536	872	2,556	108
Osun	2,948	20	2,843	85
Enugu	2,682	64	2,589	29
Gombe	2,517	95	2,370	52
Nasarawa	2,470	86	2,345	39
Anambra	2,369	17	2,333	19
Katsina	2,220	3	2,182	35
Ebonyi	2,059	24	2,003	32
Imo	1,989	73	1,875	41
Abia	1,975	53	1,896	26
Ekiti	1,745	61	1,657	27
Benue	1,740	260	1,455	25
Bauchi	1,626	13	1,596	17
Borno	1,356	4	1,314	38
Bayelsa	1,227	11	1,188	28
Adamawa	1,157	27	1,098	32
Taraba	1,092	14	1,054	24
Niger	1,036	18	998	20
Sokoto	802	2	772	28
Cross River	605	15	565	25
Jigawa	592	15	561	16
Yobe	502	3	490	9
Kebbi	458	9	433	16
Zamfara	276	21	247	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2