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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 340 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the country.

According to the disease control agency, the new infections bring the country’s total caseload to 51,304 with a combined death toll of 996; 37,885 persons have recovered from the virus.

The latest figures were released in a late-night tweet by the NCDC on Friday.

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Of the new cases, Kaduna recorded the highest new cases among the states with 63, while the FCT ranked second with 51.

Other regions with new cases include Plateau-38, Lagos-33, Delta-25, Gombe-21, Adamawa-21, Edo-20, Katsina-17, Akwa Ibom-11, Ekiti-10, Rivers-9, Ondo-5, Ebonyi-4, Cross River-3, Ogun-3, Sokoto-2, Imo-2, and Nasarawa-2.

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