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The total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria has increased to 23,298, after country recorded 684 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this via a post on its Twitter handle.
According to data obtained on NCDC website, a total of 125,090 samples have been tested in the country, while 14,491 cases are currently active.
Lagos State continues to record the highest number of cases in the country after 259 cases were confirmed in the state on Friday.
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
23,298 confirmed
8,253 discharged
554 deaths