Nigeria has recorded five new COVID-19 deaths with the total number of infections rising to 23,232 on Friday night.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced via Twitter @NCDCgov 684 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
NCDC confirmed the new cases in 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Lagos still remains the epicentre of the virus with 259, while the FCT recorded 20.
Statistics from the health agency shows that Oyo is trailing behind Lagos with 76 cases, Katsina with 69 cases and Delta having 66.
Other states with new cases include Rivers (46), Ogun (23) with Edo and Osun each recording 22 cases.
While 21 cases were recorded in Ebonyi, Kaduna and Ondo states recorded 16 and 10 cases respectively.
Meanwhile, states with the fewer figures include Imo and Abia each having 9 cases, Gombe (5), Plateau and Bauchi each having 4 cases, Ekiti (2) and Anambra (1).
With this latest figures, the total number of discharged cases stands at 8,253 with 554 persons confirmed dead so far.
684 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-259 Oyo-76 Katsina-69 Delta-66 Rivers-46 Ogun-23 Edo-22 Osun-22 Ebonyi-21 FCT-20 Kaduna-16 Ondo-10 Imo-9 Abia-9 Gombe-5 Plateau-4 Bauchi-4 Ekiti-2 Anambra-1
