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Nigeria records 203 new COVID-19 infections, total now 166,518

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 203 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,518.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday.

203 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Benue-178, Lagos-10, Ondo-6, FCT-4, Kaduna-4, Plateau-1.”

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