COVID-19 Case Update: Nigeria Records Highest Daily Tally, Total Now 18,480

Nigeria has recorded 745 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, the highest daily tally so far.

The official figures published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) indicate that the total number of cases in the country is now 18,480, with 475 deaths and 6,307 recoveries.

According to the published figures, the new cases were recorded in 21 states, including Lagos (280), Oyo (103), Ebonyi (72), FCT (60), Imo (46), Edo (34), Delta (33), Rivers (25), Kaduna (23), Ondo (16), Katsina (12), Kano (10), Bauchi (8), Borno (7), Kwara (5), Gombe (4), Sokoto (2), Enugu (2), Yobe (1), Osun (1) and Nasarawa (1).