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Nigeria records 973 new cases of COVID-19 in five days

The most populous black nation, Nigeria has confirmed 973 COVID-19 new cases in five days.

According to the figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), it revealed that the country recorded one of its highest number of cases in months on Wednesday – 238.

The figures also showed that on Thursday, there were 184 infections in Nigeria with Lagos leading the way.

The country’s commercial centre had 124 cases.

On Tuesday, there were 206; Monday’s number was 146 while 203 contracted COVID-19 on Sunday.

As of Friday morning, there were 170,306 confirmed coronavirus cases, 164,772 recoveries, and 2,130 deaths in Nigeria.

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