Nigeria records highest COVID-19 cases since August

Nigeria on Thursday recorded 675 new COVID-19 cases, its highest since 23 August when 601 cases were reported.

The highest number ever recorded since February when an index case arrived from Italy was 745 on 19 June.

Since 1 December, the nation has been reporting numbers in excess of 300 infections, capping it on Wednesday with 550 cases.

Officials feared the trend may be indicative of the beginning of a second wave of the disease.

Six persons, according to NCDC data also died in the last 24 hours.

Here is a breakdown of Thursday’s cases :

FCT-183
Lagos-128
Kaduna-85
Kwara-57
Katsina-50
Plateau-42
Rivers-39
Kano-33
Ondo-21
Ogun-17
Bauchi-10
Sokoto-5
Edo-2
Ekiti-1
Bayelsa-1
Delta-1

71,344 confirmed
65,474 discharged
1,190 deaths

– PMNewsNigeria