Nigeria is currently battling its worst phase of COVID-19 with the recent surge in new infections, officially declared the second wave last week by the federal officials.

Four persons were confirmed to have died of COVID-19 complications on Friday, while 588 new recoveries were recorded.

Nigeria recorded lowest number of confirmed coronavirus infections in at least three days  with 712 new infections announced on Friday.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), this brings the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 82,747.

Over half of the new infections (388) were found in Lagos, a major financial centre for all of Africa and the economic hub of Lagos State which has the largest burden of the disease with nearly 28,192.

The data obtained from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC shows that the new cases were confirmed in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The breakdown is as follows:

Lagos-388, FCT-77, Kwara-39, Katsina-35, Bauchi-33, Plateau-22, Ogun-18, Akwa Ibom-16, Delta-13, Kaduna-12, Osun-12, Yobe-11, Sokoto-10, Kebbi-8, Enugu-6, Edo-5, Ondo-3, Niger-2, Kano-1 and Oyo-1.

According to the NCDC, on the 25th of December 2020, 712 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

Till date, 82,747 cases have been confirmed, 70,239 cases have been discharged and 1,246 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.