NCDC says there have been 168,124 recoveries from the infections while active cases stand at 15,200.
Nigeria has recorded 1,149 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number of infections in a single day since February, says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ) has announced 357 new cases of COVID-19, with Rivers topping the log.
Nigeria has registered 8,179 COVID-19 infections in 15 days, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on its website on Tuesday.
Nigeria now has a recorded case of 181,962, while the fatality toll from the disease now stands at 2,219.
The NCDC says that the country logged 636 additional infections on Friday, 117 fewer than the 753 cases recorded on Thursday.
As states struggle to curb the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, Nigeria is now averaging more than 700 new cases, says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Half of the country’s latest COVID-19 Delta variant infections is in Akwa Ibom, says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
A official said the postponement was due to some unforeseen circumstances.
The figure is the highest daily infection recorded in the country for more than five months.
