The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 1,131 new cases of coronavirus and 8 deaths within the last twenty-four hours.
The latest figure brings the total confirmed cases to 142,578 out of which 116,947 cases have been treated and discharged.
The number of deaths recorded from the virus also increased to 1,702 in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 1,131 new cases are reported from 21 states and the FCT.
Lagos tops the list with new cases recording (297), trailed by FCT (194), Kaduna (83), Kano (59), Oyo (58), Taraba (53), Imo (52), Osun (47), Plateau (45), Edo (43).
Other states with new cases are; Akwa Ibom (42), Rivers (42), Ogun (29), Kwara (24), Benue (21), Nasarawa (16), Ekiti (7), Bauchi (6), Delta (6), Bayelsa (4), Sokoto (2), and Gombe (1)
