Nigeria, May 1 -- Friday's tally brings the total number of infections in the West African nation to 165,110.

Nigeria on Friday recorded no new death from the COVID-19 virus which has already claimed 2,063 lives in the country.

The number of deaths recorded from the virus has drastically declined recently with only two deaths recorded in the last 17 days.

Also, in continuation of a steady run of low infection figures, the country recorded 55 new cases on Friday.

Friday's tally brings the total number of infections in the West African nation to 165,110

This is according to an update published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) late Friday night.

According to the NCDC, the 55 new cases were reported from eight states: La...