Nigeria on Friday night recorded 591 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 39,539.
This is according to the latest figures released on Friday night in a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The data from the NCDC further showed that the latest COVID-19 infections were reported in 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The NCDC statistics also showed that Oyo State has reported its highest one-day total of new COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 191 new infections.
The data released on Friday night by the NCDC revealed that the state also toppled Lagos State from the number one spot in daily new infections.
Unlike previous cases, Oyo State overtook Lagos with a record 191 new infections, thus exceeding that of the Federal Capital Territory.
While Lagos came second on the list with 168 cases, the FCT recorded 61 cases.
Giving a breakdown of the figures, the health agency noted that states with new infections include Ondo – 29, Osun – 26, Ebonyi – 24, Edo – 23, Ogun – 14, Rivers – 13, Akwa Ibom – 12 and Kaduna – 10.
States with fewer cases include Katsina – 6, Borno – 4, Ekiti, Delta and Imo each having 3 cases and Niger – 1.
Of this figure, 16,559 people have recovered from the virus and have been discharged.
A total of 845 deaths have also been recorded so far.
