The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported 1,598 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) with seven deaths.
The NCDC said on its COVID-19 dashboard that the total infection in the country is now 108,943 with 22,156 active cases and 1,420 fatalities.
Nigeria has so far tested 1,147,523 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on Feb. 27, 2020.
The Nigeria’s public health institute said that the new infections were reported from 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
It stated that Lagos state topped the list with 461 infections, FCT 206, Plateau 197, Rivers 167, Kaduna state-116, Anambra-53, Ogun-49, Ebonyi-47, Edo-42, Sokoto state-32 and Imo-31 cases.
Katsina state-31, Oyo state-30, Akwa Ibom-27, Delta-16, Kano state-16, Abia-15, Niger-15, Ondo-11, Bayelsa-10, Borno-9, Kebbi-8, Ekiti-7 and Jigawa-1 cases.
The agency further disclosed that 832 patients recovered and had been discharged from various isolation centres across the country.
It added that this indicated 85,367 recoveries from the total 108,943 infections.
According to the NCDC, discharges for Saturday includes 430 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
According to the latest figures, the country recorded a drop in infections compared with Friday’s 1,867 cases, which is the highest single day infections.
