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By ABUJAH RACHEAL
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 64 new cases of COVID-19 .
The new figure, theNigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said,raised the total number of infections in the country to166, 982.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Nigeria recorded 102 on Tuesday.
The agency said the 64 new cases were reported in 10 states.
These, the NCDC said are Yobe (18), Lagos (16), Delta (10), Katsina (seven), Gombe (five), Edo (two), Kano (two), Rivers (two), Kaduna (one), and Kwara (one).
The centre said that 2,180,444 people have so far been tested for COVID-19.
The NCDC also added that69 people were discharged on Wednesday after recovering from the infection.
It said that 163,328 people have recovered from the virus.
The centre added that Nigeria recorded 2,117 deaths.
It added thata multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre, activated at Level II, continues to coordinate the national response activities.(NAN)
