The data also revealed
that additional 337 Nigeria residents are infected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The number of new
infections reported today is lower than the 601 cases logged on Thursday.
Since the beginning of
the outbreak, 2,649 people in Nigeria have died after contracting the disease
caused by the novel coronavirus and the nationwide infections tally rose to 201,294.
No fewer than 189,608
people have recovered so far from the disease caused by coronavirus and
discharged, with additional 262 new patients that were discharged on Friday.
The active caseload
increased by 75 on Friday, an addition to 8,964 previously reported on Thursday.
Currently stands at 9,039.
The breakdown of the
new cases as released by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC as follows: Lagos-142,
Rivers-32, Edo-30, Delta-25, Kwara-23, Kaduna-16, Oyo-16, Plateau-12, FCT-11, Akwa
Ibom-10, Kano -10, Ogun-3, Ekiti-2, Gombe-2, Imo-2 and Nasarawa-1.
NCDC added that Sokoto
and Zamfara are the only two states with zero cases.
