Nigeria records 745 COVID-19 cases in one day, total now 18,480

Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest single day COVID-19 cases with 745 infections.

This was revealed in a late-night tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The new cases as recorded in states on Thursday are as follows:

Lagos-280 Oyo-103 Ebonyi-72 FCT-60 Imo-46 Edo-34 Delta-33 Rivers-25 Kaduna-23 Ondo-16 Katsina-12 Kano-10 Bauchi-8 Borno-7 Kwara-5 Gombe-4 Sokoto-2 Enugu-2 Yobe-1 Osun-1 Nasarawa-1

As it stands now, 18,480 persons have contacted the virus in Nigeria, with 6,307 persons discharged, and 475 deaths recorded.

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745 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-280

Oyo-103

Ebonyi-72

FCT-60

Imo-46

Edo-34

Delta-33

Rivers-25

Kaduna-23

Ondo-16

Katsina-12

Kano-10

Bauchi-8

Borno-7

Kwara-5

Gombe-4

Sokoto-2

Enugu-2

Yobe-1

Osun-1

Nasarawa-1

18,480 confirmed

6,307 discharged

475 deaths