The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,NCDC on Saturday confirmed 162 be cases of coronavirus across the country.
According to the health agency, Nigeria has, till date, recorded 54,905 cases of the virus, with 42,922 cases discharged and 1,054 deaths in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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The 162 cases however reported on Saturday were from 15 states, led by Lagos with 53 followed by Gombe with 21 new infections.
Other states with new cases include Oyo (19), Delta (12), Ondo (11), Plateau (10), Ebonyi (9), FCT (6), Kwara (6), Kaduna (5), Rivers (3), Ogun (2), Anambra (2), Imo (2), Ekiti (1)
