The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 245 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country.
This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 7,261, Tribune Online reports.
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The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle on Friday. it also said that 131 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos.
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“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.”
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