The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday, announced 1,544 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed that Lagos had the highest record of the fresh cases with-739, Plateau-168, FCT-153, Oyo-91, Nasarawa-90, Rivers-80, Kaduna-35, Edo-33, Kano-29, Ogun-21, Delta-19, Sokoto-16, Akwa Ibom-11, Ebonyi-11, Enugu-10, Osun-10, Niger-9, Bauchi-8, Kebbi-8, Katrina-2 and Taraba-1.
The agency said 12 deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,330 on Thursday to 1,342 on Friday.
The data from the agency disclosed that 570 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 78,552 while 17,584 cases were still active in the country.
NCDC explained that the discharges on Friday included 264 community recoveries in Lagos State and 147 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 97,478
Total discharged cases – 78,552
Total deaths – 1,342
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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