Nigeria Friday recorded 245 new COVID-19 cases across the country in 21 states and the FCT.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the confirmation of the new cases via tweet bringing the total to 7,261.
NCDC said that 131 new cases were recorded in Lagos, 16 in Jigawa, 13 for Ogun and 12 in Borno. Nine cases each were recorded for Kaduna, Oyo, Rivers and Ebonyi, while Kano got eight, Kwara seven, Katsina five, Akwa Ibom and Sokoto got three apiece. Bauchi and Yobe had two cases each, while Anambra, Gombe, Niger, Ondo, Plateau, FCT and Bayelsa recorded one case each.
245 new cases of #COVID19; 131-Lagos 16-Jigawa 13-Ogun 12-Borno 9-Kaduna 9-Oyo 9-Rivers 9-Ebonyi 8-Kano 7-Kwara 5-Katsina 3-Akwa Ibom 3-Sokoto 2-Bauchi 2-Yobe 1-Anambra 1-Gombe 1-Niger 1-Ondo 1-Plateau 1-FCT 1-Bayelsa 7261 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 2007 Deaths: 221 pic.twitter.com/ITAGBMdXtB
