Nigeria, on Saturday, reported 1,585 new cases of COVD-19 infections, raising the total number of infections in the country to 99, 063.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this via its verified Twitter account on Saturday night.
The health agency reported that the country sadly recorded eight additional deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the overall total in the nation since the start of the pandemic to 1,350.
It added that the new infections were recorded from 25 States and the Federal Capital Territory, in the last 24 hours.
NCDC tweeted: “1585 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:
Lagos-573, FCT-182, Plateau-162, Gombe-81, Oyo-75, Rivers-68, Sokoto-58, Ondo-55, Ogun-42, Nasarawa-40, Akwa Ibom-36, Edo-31, Kaduna-27, Anambra-22, Delta-19, Kano-17, Osun-17, Ebonyi-16, Katsina-14, Niger-14, Bayelsa-9, EKiti-8, Borno-7, Jigawa-5, Abia-4 and Bauchi-3, totaling 99,063 confirmed cases. It also said79,417 patients were discharged, while 1,350 deaths were recorded.