Nigeria reported 339 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, bringing its total infections to 7,016.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, in a tweet via its official handle, confirmed the new figures.
According to the health agency, Lagos reported 139 new cases, Kano had 28, Oyo 28, Edo 25, and Katsina 22.
Other states with new cases include Kaduna with 18, Jigawa with 14, Yobe and Plateau with 13 cases each, the FCT with 11, eight in Gombe, five in Ogun, four in Bauchi and Nasarawa each, three in Delta, two in Ondo, and one each in Rivers and Adamawa.
So far, 1907 patients have been discharged while the death toll stands at 211.
