Rivers State Coronavirus cases have jumped to 116 with the new 27 cases.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have confirmed this on its official twitter page on Sunday night.
8 persons have died while 30 have been discharged with 78 active cases receiving medical attention.
Nigeria has now recorded 7839 cases with 2263 discharges and 226 death.
148-Lagos
36-FCT
27-Rivers
19-Edo
13-Kano
12-Ogun
11-Ebonyi
8-Nasarawa
8-Delta
7-Oyo
6- Plateau
5-Kaduna
4-Kwara
3-Akwa Ibom
3-Bayelsa
2-Niger
1-Anambra
313 new cases of #COVID19;
148-Lagos
36-FCT
27-Rivers
19-Edo
13-Kano
12-Ogun
11-Ebonyi
8-Nasarawa
8-Delta
7-Oyo
6- Plateau
5-Kaduna
4-Kwara
3-Akwa Ibom
3-Bayelsa
2-Niger
1-Anambra7839 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2263
Deaths: 226 pic.twitter.com/9xnlCpT902— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 24, 2020
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications – Pastor Paulinus Nsirim has revealed that the Manager of Prodest Hotel in Eleme is among the new positive cases.
It could be recalled that Prodest Hotel was demolished two weeks ago because the owners violated Executive Order 7 which banned the operation of hotels.
The Covid-19 Taskforce members from the Local Government who went to enforce the Executive Order were brutalized and dehumanised leading to the death of one of them.
“Rivers State has recorded 27 new positive coronavirus cases. The Manager of Prodest Hotel, Eleme is among the new positive cases. This latest development validates the State Government’s proactive approach towards the fight against Covid-19,” Pastor Paulinus Nsirim said.