Nigeria, June 11 -- For the third time during the week, Ondo State has topped the chart of the newly confirmed coronavirus infections in the country with 23 cases out of 45 recorded across six states on Thursday.

The state had earlier topped the nation's newly confirmed infection chart on Monday and Tuesday while Yobe had also recorded the highest figure on Wednesday.

Surprisingly, Lagos, which has by far been the most impacted by the disease, has so far recorded lower figures in the daily tally this week.

According to an update by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its website on Friday morning, the 45 new cases raised total infections in the country to 167,027.

According to the agency, 85 patients were discharged on T...