Nigeria has recorded 39 new cases of COVID-19 in three states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The COVID-19 result was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update for Friday, February 18, 2022.
According to the agency’s report, a breakdown of the infections showed that Lagos logged 25 cases of coronavirus, followed by Rivers with six cases. Delta and FCT reported four each.
The agency said the 25 infections in Lagos were logged on January 17 (14 cases) and January 18 (11 infections).
The NCDC data showed that 19 persons were discharged after they recovered from the virus.
Meanwhile, one person was said to have died of COVID complications.
With the new infections, Nigeria now has a total of 254,221 cases, 230,549 recoveries and 3,142 fatalities.