The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday, announced 1,005 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total infections in the country to 144,521 cases.
The health agency disclosed that Lagos State had the highest daily record of the fresh cases with-204, Kwara-155, Oyo-124, Plateau-80, FCT-75, Edo-56, Osun-48, Ondo-41, Kaduna-40, Rivers-40, Taraba-35, Borno-32, Ekiti-21, Ogun-20, Kano-14, Bayelsa-8, Delta-7, Bauchi-3 and Jigawa-2.
The data from the agency disclosed that 24 deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,710 on Thursday to 1,734 on Friday.
The agency said 854 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 118,866 while 23,921 cases were still active in the country.
The agency explained that discharges on Friday included 408 community recoveries in Lagos State and 99 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 144,521
Total discharged cases – 118,866
Total deaths – 1,734
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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