The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, announced 1,664 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country, the highest daily infections so far.
The health agency disclosed that Lagos had the highest record of the fresh cases with-642, FCT-407, Plateau-160, Kaduna-83, Rivers-62, Adamawa-47, Nasarawa-38, Abia-29, Edo-28, Anambra-27, Niger-24, Ogun-24, Imo-15, Oyo-14, Kano-12, Osun-12, Borno-9, Delta-7, Enugu-7, Bauchi-5, Ekiti-5, Sokoto-5 and Jigawa-2.
The agency said five deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,319 on Tuesday to 1,324 on Wednesday.
The data from the agency disclosed that 903 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 77,299 while 15,746 cases were still active in the country.
NCDC explained that the discharges on Wednesday included 388 community recoveries in Lagos State, 261 in Kaduna State, 87 in Plateau State and 20 in Imo State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 94,369
Total discharged cases – 77,299
Total deaths – 1,324
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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