Nigeria on Friday recorded 627 new cases of coronavirus disease in the country.

The announcement was made by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet via its official Twitter account.

According to the agency, Lagos recorded 229 cases, while FCT followed with 65.

This means that total cases in Nigeria now stand at 15,181.

The tweet reads” 627 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-229
FCT-65
Abia-54
Borno-42
Oyo-35
Rivers-28
Edo-28
Gombe-27
Ogun-21
Plateau-18
Delta-18
Bauchi-10
Kaduna-10
Benue-9
Ondo-8
Kwara-6
Nasarawa-4
Enugu-4
Sokoto-3
Niger-3
Kebbi-3
Yobe-1
Kano-1

“15181 confirmed cases in Nigeria,4891 patients have been discharged with 399 deaths recorded.”