The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 48 COVID-19 cases across seven states and the federal capital territory (FCT) on Wednesday.
The latest figure brings the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 168,915.
The states that reported positive samples to include Ondo (14), Oyo (10), Gombe (6), FCT (5), Ogun (4), Delta (3), Ekiti (3), and Rivers (3).
The agency said Wednesday’s report does not include data from Lagos state.
Twelve persons were discharged, while no death was recorded on Wednesday.
Nigeria has a total of 164,623 recoveries and 2,125 deaths across 36 states and the FCT.
