The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said 1,964 new cases and seven deaths had been recorded across the country within 24 hours.
This brings the total number of recorded cases to 116,655, with 93,646 discharged cases and a total death toll of 1,485.
Lagos, the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria, reported 824 new cases while the FCT posted 246 infections.
The Nigeria Governor’s Forum, had expressed alarm over the spread of the virus, on Thursday said it was setting up a team to advise on procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
According to NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, Nigeria is expected to take delivery of a tranche of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of February
See affected states below:
Lagos-824
FCT-246
Plateau-166
Kaduna-128
Ogun-76
Nasarawa-74
Anambra-69
Edo-50
Rivers-45
Ondo-44
Niger-40
Oyo-38
Adamawa-35
Kano-31
Akwa Ibom-27
Gombe-19
Kwara-13
Ekiti-12
Delta-6
Kebbi-6
Bauchi-5
Ebonyi-4
Osun-3
Zamfara-1
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