The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 125 new cases of Coronavirus bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 54,588.
In an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, posted on its official twitter handle on Thursday, the health agency said the number of fatalities increased by 21 in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of deaths from the virus to 1,048.
It stated further that 42, 627 patients have been discharged, having made full recovery from the disease.
According to the NCDC, the new infections were recorded in 12 states and the FCT, with Lagos State having the highest number of infections with 42 cases, followed by FCT with 25 cases.
Others states with new infections are; Katsina (14), Kaduna (11), Kwara (8), Ondo (7), Delta (4), Anambra (3) Oyo (3), Edo (2), Ogun (2), Osun (2), and Cross River (1).
