Nigeria, on Wednesday night recorded 196 new cases of Coronavirus, the highest new infection in one day.
According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, (NCDC), Lagos State recorded 87 cases, Kano State had 24 cases, Gombe State had 18 cases and Kaduna state recorded 17 cases.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded 16 cases, with Katsina State having ten cases, Sokoto State had eight cases, Edo State had seven cases, Borno State had six cases, and Yobe, Ebonyi and Adamawa State had one case each
As it stands, 1728 persons have tested positive to Coronavirus in Nigeria, with 307 patients discharged, and 51 deaths recorded.
196 new cases of #COVID19 reported;
87-Lagos
24-Kano
18-Gombe
17-Kaduna
16-FCT
10-Katsina
8-Sokoto
7-Edo
6-Borno
1-Yobe
1-Ebonyi
1-AdamawaAs at 11:55pm 29th April- 1728 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 307
Deaths: 51 pic.twitter.com/1ul1P8JvTH— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 29, 2020
“As at April 29th 2020, #COVID19 confirmed cases have been reported in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” NCDC tweeted.
