Coronavirus: Lagos records 153 of Nigeria’s new 166 cases

Nigeria's nerve center, Lagos State once again proved why it is the epicenter of the coronavirus fight as it took the lion's share of the country's new infections.

This comes after it recorded 153 of the 166 new cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The other figures were contributed by three other states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

In a post on Facebook, the health agency said that the new 153 cases reported in Lagos for Monday also included the state’s unreported 74 cases on Sunday.

It also said no new death was reported within the last 24 hours keeping the fatality toll at 2,124.

Nigeria had recorded two deaths from the pandemic on Sunday.

The recent increase in infection figures in Nigeria is attributed to the rising tally from Lagos.