On Friday, Nigeria recorded 1, 867 news cases of COVID-19 , making it the highest ever recorded in the country.
According to the figure released by the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control(NCDC) , Lagos recorded its highest cases with 713 followed by Plateau and FCT with 273 and 199 cases respectively.
117 cases were recorded in Kaduna, 79 in Oyo, 58 in Enugu, 53 in Ondo, 49 in Kano, 43 in Sokoto, 37 each in Ogun and Osun, 38 in Nasarawa, 28 in Rivers, 24 each in Benue, Delta and Niger, 18 in Gombe, 15 in Edo, 12 in Taraba, 10 in Bayelsa, nine in Ekiti, six in Borno, two in Zamfara and one in Jigawa.
The total caseload in the country now stands at 107, 345 while 84, 535 have recovered and discharged while 1,413 death recorded so far.
1867 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-713
Plateau-273
FCT-199
Kaduna-117
Oyo-79
Enugu-58
Ondo-53
Kano-49
Sokoto-43
Ogun-37
Osun-37
Nasarawa-36
Rivers-28
Benue-24
Delta-24
Niger-24
Gombe-18
Edo-15
Taraba-12
Bayelsa-10
Ekiti-9
Borno-6
Zamfara-2
Jigawa-1 pic.twitter.com/8PLcOHLcJ4
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 15, 2021
