Nigeria has recorded 188 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total now to 56,017 with 1,076 deaths across the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Friday, adding that 43,998 cases treated and discharged across in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
It explained that Lagos state leads with 47 cases followed by Enugu 25 and Plateau 21. Others states includes Edo, Oyo and Kwara with 3 cases each as Yobe and Rivers State reports 2 case each.
NCDC had also announced two new laboratories activated for inclusion in the Molecular Laboratory Network, adding that there were the Federal Medica Centre, GeneXpert Laboratory, Birnin Kebbi and the Plateau State Human Virology Research Center, PLASVIREC in Plateau state.
It noted that this brought the total number of laboratories in the country to test for the virus to 71 and in 35 states adding that that Niger State has yet to come on board in its network of laboratories.
The health agency said the Cedarcrest Hospital Molecular Laboratory, FCT, had also been accredited as a private fee-paying laboratory for COVID-19 testing.
