Nigeria has recorded 146 new cases of coronavirus, bringing its total infections in the country to 4,787.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in a tweet last night confirmed the new cases.

Of the 146 cases, the NCDC said 57 were from Lagos, 27 from Kano, 10 in Kwara, 9 in Edo, 8 in Bauchi, 7 in Yobe, and 4 each in Kebbi and Oyo states.

Other states with new cases include Katsina and Niger, each with 3 cases, Borno, Sokoto, and Benue, with 2 cases each; recording one case each were Gombe, Enugu, Ebonyi, Ogun, Rivers and the FCT.

959 patients have been treated and discharged while 158 deaths recorded in the country so far.