Nigeria on Friday recorded 188 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
According to the health agency, only one death was reported.
Till date, the country has confirmed 56,017 cases of the virus; 43,998 cases have however been discharged with 1,076 deaths.
The 188 new cases reported on Friday were from 19 states with Lagos (47) leading the pack.
The other 18 states include Enugu (25), Plateau (21), FCT (14), Abia (11), Delta (10), Bauchi (8), Ondo (8), Kaduna (8), Ogun (6), Imo (5), Benue (4), Katsina (4), Taraba (4), Edo (3), Kwara (3), Oyo (3), Rivers (2), and Yobe (2).
