The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported 667 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the country.
This is their tracking report for Friday.
According to the Centre in a late night tweet on Friday, the new figure has nudged up the country’s its total infections past the 19,000 mark.
NCDC gave a breakdown of state-by-state figures as follows: Lagos 281, Abia 48, Oyo 45, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 38 cases.
Other states with new cases include Ogun (37), Enugu (31), Ondo (23), Plateau (21), Edo (19), Delta (18), Rivers (18), Bayelsa (17), Akwa Ibom (17), Kaduna (14), Kano (12), Bauchi (9), Gombe (4), Osun (3), Benue (3), Kwara (3), Ekiti (2), and Borno (1).
By the report of health agency, total number of cases in Nigeria now stands at 19,147.
Out of this number, 6,581 have been successfully treated and discharged, while the number of deaths related to the virus stands at 487.
