As the Nigeria battles the third wave of infections following an initial relaxation of COVID-19 measures, 618 more cases were recorded in the last 24 hours in 14 states and the FCT.
Lagos recorded the highest number of fresh infections with 807 cases, followed by Akwa Ibom with 89, Edo 71, and Rivers 47.
Others are Ekiti 20, Plateau 20, Delta 15, Kwara 13, FCT 11, Osun – eight, Oyo – four, Ogun – three, Benue – three, Gombe – one, and Kaduna – one.
This brings to 190,333 the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country while those that have been successfully treated are 169,815.
The death toll also rose to 2,308 on Friday after 10 more people battling the disease lost the fight.
NCDC noted that the total fatalities were reported in the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Lagos was one of the states with new deaths.
