Nigeria reports 156 new cases of COVID-19, total now 54,743

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 156 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The NCDC through its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov Friday night said the total number of cases is now 54,743.
Lagos is leading with 36, with FCT following with 35 cases.
The cases as announced are as below:
Lagos-36
FCT-35
Oyo-29
Kaduna-10
Abia-9
Osun-5
Ogun-5
Enugu-5
Rivers-4
Nasarawa-3
Ekiti-3
Imo-3
Edo-2
Kwara-2
Katsina-2
Plateau-2
Niger-1
It also said 42,816 persons have been discharged with 1,051 deaths.
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