By Taiwo Alabi
Nigeria has set a new record after recording 790 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 26,484.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Twitter, saying the COVID-19 new cases were reported in 22 states, with four deaths.
The new cases make up for the highest single-day tally for COVID-19 infections in the country.
Delta State with 166 dethroned Lagos which reported 120 new infections.
Others are Enugu-66 FCT-65 Edo-60 Ogun-43 Kano-41 Kaduna-39 Ondo-33 Rivers-32 Bayelsa-29 Katsina-21 Imo-20 Kwara-18 Oyo-11 Abia-10 Benue-6 Gombe-4 Yobe-2 Bauchi-2 Kebbi-2.
790 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Delta-166
Lagos-120
Enugu-66
FCT-65
Edo-60
Ogun-43
Kano-41
Kaduna-39
Ondo-33
Rivers-32
Bayelsa-29
Katsina-21
Imo-20
Kwara-18
Oyo-11
Abia-10
Benue-6
Gombe-4
Yobe-2
Bauchi-2
Kebbi-226,484 confirmed
10,152 discharged
603 deaths pic.twitter.com/9fxpoeBZDP— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 1, 2020
Source: PM News