Nigeria on Friday recorded 188 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). According to the health agency, only one death was reported.
Till date, the country has confirmed 56,017 cases of the virus; 43,998 cases have however been discharged with 1,076 deaths. The 188 new cases reported on Friday were from 19 states with Lagos (47) leading the pack.
The other 18 states include Enugu (25), Plateau (21), FCT (14), Abia (11), Delta (10), Bauchi (8), Ondo (8), Kaduna (8), Ogun (6), Imo (5), Benue (4), Katsina (4), Taraba (4), Edo (3), Kwara (3), Oyo (3), Rivers (2), and Yobe (2).
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 910,300 people worldwide since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Friday.
At least 28,221,090 cases have been registered. Of these, at least 18,803,600 are now considered recovered. Channels