The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 1,041 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last February, more than 912,114 samples had been tested by the agency.
NCDC said that the new infections brought the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 81,963, out of which 69,651 patients had been discharged and 1,242 deaths recorded.
It said that the 1,041 new cases were recorded in 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The centre said the number of COVID-19 patients who have been discharged had increased by 377.
“Our discharges today include 128 community recoveries in Lagos State, managed in line with the set guidelines,” it stated.
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