Nigeria on Friday recorded 113 new COVID-19 cases in 10 states, thus continuing a steady run of low infections figures.
The new tally, which is slightly higher than the 97 infections a day earlier, raised the total infections in the country to 162,388.
The toll is according to update published by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night.
The cases were reported from 10 states – Lagos (53), Rivers (22), Akwa Ibom (12), Kaduna (12), Ondo (6), Osun (3), FCT (2), Jigawa(1), Nasarawa (1) and Kano (1).
Lagos had the highest figure with 53 new cases on Friday followed by Rivers and Akwa Ibom with 22 and 12 new cases respectively.
113 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-53
Rivers-22
Akwa Ibom-12
Kaduna-12
Ondo-6
Osun-3
FCT-2
Jigawa-1
Nasarawa-1
Kano-1162,388 confirmed
149,986 discharged
2,039 deaths pic.twitter.com/NEtqE8Lfpm— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 26, 2021
Nigeria also recorded three deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, raising the fatalities in the country to 2,039 in total.
Since the pandemic broke out in Nigeria in February last year, the country has carried out over 1.7 million tests.
More than two-thirds of the over 161,000 people infected by COVID-19 in Nigeria have recovered after treatment.
According to NCDC, 149,986 people have recovered after treatment and over 11, 000 infections are still active in the country.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/xrZvNliIze
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 26, 2021
