Benue State has recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus in the state.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the revelation on Thursday night while giving daily update on its social media handles.
Meanwhile, no fewer than 1,564 new cases of the virus were confirmed in 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The development brought the total number of registered cases in the country to 95,934 with 1,330 fatalities while no fewer than 77,982 patients have recovered from the dreaded virus.