By Damilola Adeyemo
ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has recorded 1,368 new cases of coronavirus.
1,368 new cases, Anambra posted 344 cases, in spite of not recording any case the previous day, followed by Oyo state which also witnessed a rise in infections after recording 172 cases, and the FCT in the third position confirmed 148 infections.
The agency noted that 107 of the virus were found in Benue state, Rivers had 95, Ogun-59, Ondo-56, Ebonyi-53. Kaduna-52, Plateau-46, Kwara-36 and Enugu-30.
Other states with registered cases were Akwa Ibom-26, Osun-22, Edo-20, Abia-17, Kano-16, Borno-15, Cross River-10, Delta-8, Gombe-8, Imo-7, Ekiti-5, Sokoto-4, Jigawa-3, Bayelsa-3, Nasarawa-3, and Zamfara-3.
In a tweet, NCDC stated that 1,368 new infections were reported from 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
It also stated that Anambra State registered the highest infections for the first time since the pandemic broke out in February 2020, in the country.
Anambra posted 344 cases, in spite of not recording any case the previous day, followed by Oyo state which also witnessed a rise in infections after recording 172 cases, and the FCT in the third position confirmed 148 infections.
The agency noted that 107 of the virus were found in Benue state, Rivers had 95, Ogun-59, Ondo-56, Ebonyi-53. Kaduna-52, Plateau-46, Kwara-36, and Enugu-30.
Other states with registered cases were Akwa Ibom-26, Osun-22, Edo-20, Abia-17, Kano-16, Borno-15, Cross River-10, Delta-8, Gombe-8, Imo-7, Ekiti-5, Sokoto-4, Jigawa-3, Bayelsa-3, Nasarawa-3, and Zamfara-3.
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