Nigeria has recorded 123 new cases of COVID-19 in 12 states and the federal capital territory, Abuja.
The COVID-19 result was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update for January 20.
According to the agency, a breakdown of the cases is shown as follows: Edo-38, Osun-25, Rivers-22, Kaduna-12, Oyo-10, Kwara-6, Ogun-3, Bauchi-2, Kano-2, Borno-1, Delta-1 and Ekiti-1.
The agency said 175 people were discharged after they recovered from the infection.
Six person died on Thursday, raising the fatality toll to 3,123.
With the new confirmed cases, Nigeria has now recorded a total of 251,694 infections and 225,455 recoveries.