12 states and the Federal Capital Territory reported 466 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to figures released on Saturday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

The health agency also reported three COVID-19 related deaths. 

The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Saturday.

According to the agency, the 466 new cases were recorded from Lagos, the FCT and 11 other states.

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Lagos recorded the highest number of new infections with 134 cases, Rivers – 82, Edo – 69, Gombe – 39, FCT – 32, Kaduna – 21, Plateau – 20, Benue – 19, Kwara – 17, Delta – 16, Akwa Ibom – 10, Bayelsa – 5 and Kano – 2 cases

The health agency said the 466 new COVID-19 infections have

brought the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 198, 239

NCDC also stated that 185,780 COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been discharged in the country, the agency said.

With seven COVID-19 related deaths reported, the death toll from

the virus has risen to 2,588 NCDC said.

It added that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre, activated at Level 2, had continued to coordinate the national response activities.