The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 347 new cases of COVID-19, with Lagos topping the list of states.
The NCDC reported new infections in seven states and the Federal Capital Territory late Friday.
Lagos had 265 cases, far outnumbering Imo, which had 47 infections.
Rivers has 15, Edo has 11, FCT has 4, Akwa Ibom has 2, Plateau has 2, and Bayelsa has 1.
The new cases bring the total number of infections in the country to 257,637, and the death toll to 3,144.
Lagos State accounts for 100,641 of the 257,637 cases recorded in Nigeria since the outbreak of the pandemic in February 2020, followed by the FCT and Rivers with 28,763 and 16,826 cases, respectively.
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 100,641 | 1,810 | 98,062 | 769 |
| FCT | 28,763 | 63 | 28,451 | 249 |
| Rivers | 16,826 | 127 | 16,545 | 154 |
| Kaduna | 11,314 | 7 | 11,218 | 89 |
| Plateau | 10,258 | 2 | 10,181 | 75 |
| Oyo | 10,232 | 1 | 10,029 | 202 |
| Edo | 7,707 | 11 | 7,375 | 321 |
| Ogun | 5,810 | 11 | 5,717 | 82 |
| Delta | 5,413 | 132 | 5,170 | 111 |
| Ondo | 5,173 | 315 | 4,749 | 109 |
| Kano | 5,087 | 49 | 4,911 | 127 |
| Akwa Ibom | 4,659 | 29 | 4,586 | 44 |
| Kwara | 4,640 | 401 | 4,175 | 64 |
| Osun | 3,311 | 36 | 3,183 | 92 |
| Gombe | 3,307 | 83 | 3,158 | 66 |
| Enugu | 2,952 | 13 | 2,910 | 29 |
| Anambra | 2,825 | 46 | 2,760 | 19 |
| Nasarawa | 2,738 | 354 | 2,345 | 39 |
| Imo | 2,648 | 8 | 2,582 | 58 |
| Katsina | 2,418 | 0 | 2,381 | 37 |
| Abia | 2,177 | 1 | 2,142 | 34 |
| Benue | 2,129 | 340 | 1,764 | 25 |
| Ebonyi | 2,064 | 28 | 2,004 | 32 |
| Ekiti | 2,006 | 52 | 1,926 | 28 |
| Bauchi | 1,967 | 1 | 1,942 | 24 |
| Borno | 1,629 | 5 | 1,580 | 44 |
| Taraba | 1,473 | 62 | 1,377 | 34 |
| Bayelsa | 1,321 | 1 | 1,292 | 28 |
| Adamawa | 1,203 | 68 | 1,103 | 32 |
| Niger | 1,148 | 130 | 998 | 20 |
| Cross River | 842 | 8 | 809 | 25 |
| Sokoto | 818 | 0 | 790 | 28 |
| Jigawa | 669 | 2 | 649 | 18 |
| Yobe | 609 | 0 | 600 | 9 |
| Kebbi | 480 | 10 | 454 | 16 |
| Zamfara | 375 | 0 | 366 | 9 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
