Eleven Nigerians have died in the last 24 hours as the nation recorded 806 new cases of COVID-19, with Lagos and Abuja taking the lead.
On Thursday, Nigeria reported its highest COVID-19 infections in a single day since the pandemic broke in February, posting 1,145 cases
But there was a drop on Friday, with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announcing 806 cases.
However, it reported a high mortality figure: 11 people died, six of them in Gombe..
Of the 806 new cases, Lagos posted 287 cases and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja reported 255 cases.
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With Lagos posting 746 COVID-19 cases in two days, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu ordered indefinite closure of schools.
He imposed restrictions on churches and mosques, among others.
There was some respite for Kaduna, which recorded 36 cases, a sharp drop from the 138 cases it logged on Thursday.
Akwa Ibom followed with 29 cases, a rise from the two cases it posted the previous day.
With the 806 new cases, the nation’s total COVID-19 cases stand at 77,013 with 67,484 survivors discharged while death toll hit 1,212.
See full daily figures below
Lagos-287
FCT-255
Kaduna-36
Akwa Ibom-29
Katsina-25
Rivers-25
Kwara-21
Bauchi-19
Kano-15
Ondo-14
Plateau-13
Yobe-12
Nasarawa-11
Ebonyi-9
Gombe-8
Abia-7
Delta-4
Imo-4
Osun-3
Anambra-2
Borno-2
Cross River-1
Edo-1
Ekiti-1
Jigawa-1
Ogun-1
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