According to the agency, 259 more cases were detected in Lagos, 76 in Oyo, 69 in Katsina, 66 Delta, and 46 in Rivers.

In Ogun, 23 more cases were confirmed, 22 each in Edo and Osun, 21 in Ebonyi, 20 in Abuja, 16 in Kaduna, Ondo and 10 in Imo.

Other states with new cases of coronavirus include; Imo-9 Abia-9 Gombe-5 Plateau-4 Bauchi-4 Ekiti-2 Anambra-1.

The NCDC’s updates on Friday also showed that 8,253 patients have been discharged while 554 people have died as a result of the pandemic.