The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday in Abuja reported  223 new infections of the  Coronavirus (COVID19) in the country.
The NCDC published the figure via its verified website.
Nigeria has so far conducted  673,183 COVID-19 tests since February this year when the first  case reported.
NCDC  said with the 223 new infections in 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory, the country’s COVID-19 infections toll had risen to 63,731.
It said 96 coronavirus patients have recovered and been discharged from various isolation centers across the country within the past 24 hours.
It disclosed that Lagos State leads  the chart with  85 infections while the FCT occupied the second spot with 35 infections,  Akwa Ibom, Enugu and Plateau had 24, 18 and 13 new cases respectively.
Rivers has 10;  Abia, seven; Ebonyi, six;  Anambra. five;  Adamawa. four and  Bauchi. three.
Imo recorded three new cases; Ogun, three; Oyo, three; Â Kwara, two, while Osun and Taraba had one each.
The agency said that it had activated a multi-sectoral National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at Level III to coordinate response activities in the country.
