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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria on Friday night recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 tally after the country\u2019s centre for disease control confirmed 1, 867 fresh cases in 23 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).<\/p>\n

The centre, which confirmed the new cases on its Twitter handle, said the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria stood at 1,413 as of Friday night.<\/p>\n

Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 107,345.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 84,535 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from various isolation facilities in the country.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO: 4,527 COVID-19 cases currently receiving home-based care in Lagos \u2013 Health commissioner<\/b><\/p>\n

The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: Lagos (713), Plateau (273), FCT (199), Kaduna (117), Oyo (79), Enugu (58), Ondo (53), Kano (49), Sokoto (43), Ogun (37), Osun (37), Nasarawa (36), Rivers (28), and Benue (24).<\/p>\n

Others are \u2013 Delta (24), Niger (24), Gombe (18), Edo (15), Taraba (12), Bayelsa (10), Ekiti (9), Borno (6), Zamfara (2), and Jigawa (1).<\/p>\n

\u201cTotal confirmed COVID-19 cases: 107,345.<\/p>\n

\u201cDischarged: 84,535 AND Deaths: 1,413.\u201d<\/p>\n

Opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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