The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has registered another 67 cases of COVID-19 in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
This brings the total number of recorded cases so far to 164,147.
NCDC made this known on Friday night via a tweet on its verified Twitter handle.
The agency also announced the discharge of 19 patients, bringing the number of recoveries since the outbreak of the virus in 2020 to 154,304.
Meanwhile, following the number of recoveries, the total active cases in Nigeria now stand at 7,782.
The tweet read, 67 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-26
Kaduna-11
Akwa Ibom-8
Rivers-8
Ogun-5
Kano-3
Osun-3
FCT-2
Plateau-1
164,147 confirmed
154,304 discharged
2,061 deaths
