EHIME ALEX, Lagos
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday reported 245 new cases of coronavirus infection, the highest figure in a single day.
Nigeria now has a total of 2,802 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country.
In the figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday night, on its verified Twitter page, Lagos recorded 76 new infections, while Katsina recorded 37.
Jigawa also recorded increase in infections with 32 new cases, while Kano has 23 new infections.
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, followed with 19 new cases; Borno, 18; Edo, 10; Bauchi, nine; Adamawa, six; Oyo and Ogun, five cases each while Ekiti, Osun, Benue, Niger and Zamfara have one case each.
“245 new cases of #COVID19: There are now 2,802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria; Discharged: 417; Deaths: 93,” NCDC said on its twitter handle.
New cases on Monday show:
76-Lagos
37-Katsina
32-Jigawa
23-Kano
19-FCT
18-Borno
10-Edo
9-Bauchi
6-Adamawa
5-Oyo
5-Ogun
1-Ekiti
1-Osun
1-Benue
1-Niger
1-Zamfara