The total number of COVID-19 infections in Africa’s most populous nation has subsequently, risen to 144,521, according to the official website of the NCDC on Friday.
The agency also reported that the total number of deaths from the disease has risen to 1,710.
It said that 1,005 new infections were registered from 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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The latest recorded infections include 204 cases from Lagos, Kwara 155, Oyo State 124 and Plateau 80.
The FCT recorded 75 cases, Edo-56, Osun-48, Ondo-41, Kaduna-40, Rivers-40, Taraba-35, Borno-32, Ekiti-21, Ogun-20, Kano State -14, Bayelsa-eight, Delta-seven, Bauchi-three and Jigawa-two.
The NCDC also disclosed that over 854 people had been successfully treated and discharged on Friday, raising the total number of recoveries to 118,866 in the past 24 hours.
