London, June 13, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria appear to be getting worse day after day. On Friday the country reported another 627 new cases pushing the nation’s total infections past the 15,000 mark, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said.

Earlier on Friday, Lagos announced it has discharged 90 COVID-19 patients after they fully recovered.

RELATED: EGYPT, SOUTH AFRICA NOW HAVE OVER 100,000 CORONAVIRUS CASES OF THE 218,229 CASES IN ENTIRE AFRICA

But there are concerns that the virus spread is getting to crisis point across the country as the NCDC reported over 600 new cases for two consecutive days, a first since the first case in March

627 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria

Lagos-229
FCT-65
Abia-54
Borno-42
Oyo-35
Rivers-28
Edo-28
Gombe-27
Ogun-21
Plateau-18
Delta-18
Bauchi-10
Kaduna-10
Benue-9
Ondo-8
Kwara-6
Nasarawa-4
Enugu-4
Sokoto-3
Niger-3
Kebbi-3
Yobe-1
Kano-1

Total:
15181 confirmed
4891 discharged
399 deaths pic.twitter.com/aiShUyjiJA

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 12, 2020

Overall, the NCDC announced 12 deaths, jumping from 387 to 399.

Those discharged were 397. This took the discharged to 4,491 from 4,494 on Thursday.

Meanwhile, authorities have warned that the number of cases will rise as testing capacity increases.

Nigeria is currently in the second phase of easing its lockdown restrictions, with worship centres expected to restart in more states.

According to the NCDC, the country has now confirmed at least 15,181 cases of the novel coronavirus with 4,891 recovered patients.

Again, in Friday’s reporting, Lagos led the state ranking with 229 new cases. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) trailed behind, reporting 65 new infections.

Other states with new infections include Abia (54), Borno (42), Oyo (35), Rivers (28), Rivers (28), Edo (28), Gombe (27), Ogun (21), Plateau (18), Delta (18), Bauchi (10), Kaduna (10), Benue (9), Ondo (8), Kwara (6), Nasarawa (4), Enugu (4), Sokoto (3), Niger (3), Kebbi (3), Yobe (1), and Kano (1).