Death toll from the new coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to 87, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.

This was disclosed in a series of tweets on Sunday night by the Centre.

It noted that the number of confirmed cases also rose to 2,558 after confirming 170 new infections

170 new cases of #COVID19

39-Lagos
29-Kano
24-Ogun
18-Bauchi
15-Kaduna
12-FCT
12-Sokoto
8-Katsina
7-Borno
3-Nasarawa
2-Adamawa
1-Oyo

2558 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 400
Deaths: 87