Nigeria has recorded 113 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 62, 224, on Tuesday.

Three more deaths were also recorded, taking the total fatalities from the disease to 1,135.

This is according to an update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) on Tuesday night.

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NCDC stated: ''On the 27th of October 2020, 113 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

''Till date, 62224 cases have been confirmed, 57916 cases have been discharged and 1135 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 113 new cases are reported from 12 states- Lagos (51), FCT (15), Plateau (11), Kaduna ( 8 ), Oyo ( 8 ), Rivers ( 8 ), Ogun (4), Edo (2), Imo (2), Kwara (2), Delta (1), Kano (1).

113 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-51
FCT-15
Plateau-11
Kaduna-8
Oyo-8
Rivers-8
Ogun-4
Edo-2
Imo-2
Kwara-2
Delta-1
Kano-1

62,224 confirmed
57,916 discharged
1,135 deaths pic.twitter.com/8D3Pg1paYv

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 27, 2020

A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

Lagos, which again had the majority of infections on Tuesday with 51 new cases, remains Nigeria’s COVID-19 hotspot with over 20,000 infections and 208 deaths.

Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, Is the second most impacted with about 6,000 cases and 80 deaths.

Nigeria has been reporting cases below 300 for about three months.

But despite the decline, authorities have cautioned against relenting.

The NCDC had warned that there is likely to be an even more devastating second wave of coronavirus.

Currently, Nigeria has tested over 600, 000 of its 200 million population.