Thirty-three persons have died of COVID-19-related complications, while 125 others were infected on Sunday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in its update for October 17, 2021.
It said the infections were recorded in nine states and in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The FCT reported 45 cases, Kaduna (34), Rivers (11), Lagos (10), Osun (10), Oyo (9), Jigawa (2), Edo (2), Kano (2), and Plateau (1).
The NCDC, on Sunday, said 59 patients were discharged after recovering from the infection.
The 33 fatalities recorded on Sunday raised the total number of deaths to 2,837.
The agency said 45 cases reported in the FCT are for the 16th (25 cases) and 17th (18 cases) of October.
The NCDC also said five recoveries reported in the FCT on October 16.
Out of the 209,298 COVID-19 cases so far confirmed in Nigeria, 197,143 patients have recovered.
