The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday recorded zero fatality and 418 additional COVID-19 infections across 12 states in the country.
This was made known on the NCDC verified website on Monday morning.
In the update, Lagos State recorded the highest figure of the new cases with 314 of the total 418 cases.
The NCDC added that the number of active COVID-19 cases in the country increased to 6,754 with 418 additional cases confirmed on Sunday.
It added that the country had experienced an increase in the number of its active cases from 3,000 to over 6,000 within the last three days.
The health body also said that the country’s infection toll had increased to 217,481 while the death toll stood at 2,981. However, no fatality was recorded on Sunday.
It stated that the discharged cases now stood at 207,746, as Enugu and Lagos states reported a backlog of 18 and two discharges respectively for Dec. 10, 2021.