The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Friday reported 591 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the country.
According to the NCDC tweeter handle, with the latest recorded figure, the total number of the infections in the country hits 39,539.
The centre noted that the new COVID-19 infections were recorded in 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Oyo State recorded 191 new cases, while Lagos came second on the list with 168 cases, the FCT recorded 61 cases.
The health agency noted that Ondo recorded 29, Osun – 26, Ebonyi – 24, Edo – 23, Ogun – 14, Rivers – 13, Akwa Ibom – 12 and Kaduna – 10.
Katsina has 6, Borno – 4, Ekiti, Delta and Imo each having 3 cases and Niger – 1.
The country has been able to successfully discharge a total of 16,559 persons who have recovered from the virus.
While the total number of confirmed cases is 39,539, 845 persons have unfortunately died from the disease.
FRCN Abuja
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