The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), said the number of active COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased to 9,066 with 565 additional cases confirmed on Friday, Oyogist reports.
The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday morning.
Lagos, epicentre of the pandemic had the largest number of infections with 348 cases. Rivers 70, while Akwa Ibom comes next with 45 infections.
Others were Oyo (36), FCT (24 ), Ekiti (15), Kwara (7), Ogun (7), Gombe (3), Anambra and Kaduna reported 2 cases each, while Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo, Plateau, Kano and Sokoto registered one case respectively.
Meanwhile, the NCDC stated that 76 people had recovered and were discharged from various isolation centres across the country.
