Nigeria has recorded 1074 new coronavirus cases across the country on Friday, New Year Day, January 1, 2021.
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) which released this figure said Lagos recorded 642 fresh cases, the highest for the day.
Other states with new cases include Kaduna-92, Rivers-78, FCT-66, Gombe-66, Kano-35, Ogun-31, Katsina-22, Plateau-20, Abia-7, Niger-4, Oyo-4, Akwa Ibom-3, Delta-2 and Osun-2.
Nigeria currently has 88,587 confirmed cases. 74,373 patients have, so far, been discharged while 1,294 deaths have been recorded.
