Nigeria has recorded 44 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 165,559.
The figures were released on Wednesday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on its Twitter handle.
Lagos has the highest figure of 28.
The tweets giving additional details read:
“44 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-28
Rivers-14
Akwa Ibom-1
Ekiti-1.
“165,559 confirmed
156,374 discharged
2,066 deaths.”