The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it recorded 665 new coronavirus infections recorded in 12 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) on Saturday.
The public health agency disclosed this on it official website that117 persons were discharged on Saturday after recovering from the infection.
The agency’s update also revealed that eight persons died of COVID-19-related complications on Saturday, increasing the total number of fatalities to 2,219.
In the NCDC breakdown, Lagos recorded the most infections with 369 new cases. It was followed by Anambra and Oyo with 68 and 63 infections, respectively.
Other states that reported fresh infections include Akwa Ibom, 48; Kwara, 28; Rivers, 26; Edo, 2; Ekiti, 15; Ondo, 13; Delta, 7; FCT, 3; Ogun, 3; and Gombe, 1.
Nigeria has so far recorded 181,962 COVID-19 cases, while 166,826 patients have recovered.
