… records 1,145 new cases Nigeria’s daily infection rate of the Covid-19 for the first time crossed the 1,000 on Thursday, as the country recorded 1,145 new confirmed cases of the disease.This follows the rate of 930 cases,recorded on December, 16.
These were preceded by 796 cases recorded on December11, as the virus makes a come-back in the country. Nigeria’s fourth-highest daily infection rate of 790 cases was reported on July 1. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, the1,145 new cases were reported from 24 states including
Lagos (459), FCT (145),Kaduna (138), Plateau (80), Katsina (70), Gombe (52), Niger (31), Kano (23),Bayelsa (21). Bauchi (18), Ondo (18), Rivers (17), Ogun (12), Oyo (12), Edo(8), Nasarawa (8), Ebonyi (7), Osun (6), Ekiti (5), Kebbi (5), Borno (4),Jigawa (3), Akwa Ibom (2), and Anambra (1). With the latest infection numbers, NCDC said Nigeria’snumber of cases now states at 76,207 cases, 67,110 discharged, and 1,201deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
