Nigeria has recorded 443 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total infections to 45,687.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Friday night via Twitter.
The new infections were recorded in 18, Lagos States including the Federal Capital Territory with Plateau reporting 103 new cases followed by Lagos with 70 Infections.
The FCT, on the other hand, came third on the list with 60 cases.
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Other states with new infections include Ondo – 35, Edo – 27, Rivers – 27, Kaduna – 20, Osun – 19, Borno -18, Oyo – 18, Kwara – 11, Adamawa – 9, Nasarawa – 7, Gombe – 6, Bayelsa and Imo – 4, Bauchi and Ogun – 2 and Kano – 1.
The centre also recorded 6new deaths bringing the total deaths recorded to 936 while 32,637 persons have been treated and discharged.
Given the ongoing community transmission of COVID19, the NCDC charge Nigerians to ensure strict adherence to the use of face masks in public spaces to help reduce risk of spread of the virus.
