Nigeria recorded a significant increase in its COVID-19 recovery toll on Friday as 431 people were discharged within 24 hours.This is the highest number of recoveries recorded in a single count since the country confirmed its index case on February 27, 2020.
Also, according to the update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night, 684 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in 18 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The figure for June 26 is the second highest daily toll of new cases recorded in the country — one week after the country confirmed its highest daily figure ever with 745 new cases on June 18, 2020.
While a total of 8,253 persons have recovered from COVID-19, with nine more fatalities recorded on Friday, 554 people have now died of COVID-19 complications in Nigeria.
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