Nigeria has recorded 53 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 165,612.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, released the figures on Thursday on its Twitter handle.
Lagos has 36 new cases, being the highest number for the day.
The tweets giving additional details read:
“53 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-36
Rivers-14
Akwa Ibom-3.
“165,612 confirmed
156,387 discharged
2,066 deaths.”
