Nigeria has recorded 753 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with five fresh fatalities in the past 24 hours.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this via its latest post on Facebook on Thursday night.
The agency added that the infections were reported in Lagos, the FCT and 12 other states of the federation.
While Lagos remains the epicentre of the virus with 364 new cases, FCT recorded 12 infections with Akwa Ibom coming second on the list with 141 cases.
Other states with high number of cases include Oyo – 74, Rivers – 46, Abia – 38, Ogun -24, Kwara – 20 and Ekiti – 10.
On the other hand, states with low infections include Delta – 9, Edo – 6, Plateau – 5, Imo – 3 and Bayelsa – 1.
