Nigeria on Friday recorded 684 new coronavirus cases in 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC made the announcement on Friday night via a post on it’s verified Facebook page.
According to the post, the total number of confirmed cases in the country now has risen to 23,298 with 554 fatalities while 8,298 patients have been successfully treated and discharged.
The post reads, “684 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-259
Oyo-76
Katsina-69
Delta-66
Rivers-46
Ogun-23
Edo-22
Osun-22
Ebonyi-21
FCT-20
Kaduna-16
Ondo-10
Imo-9
Abia-9
Gombe-5
Plateau-4
Bauchi-4
Ekiti-2
Anambra-1
23,298 confirmed
8,253 discharged
554 deaths
“A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng”.