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NCDC Confirms Highest Daily Count Of 1,664 New COVID-19 Infections

The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 94,369 COVID-19 infections.

In its latest case update dated January 6, the NCDC reports 1,664 new infections, the highest number recorded in one day since the outbreak of the virus in Nigeria and five deaths.

The new infections were recorded in 23 states — Lagos (642), FCT (407), Plateau (160), Kaduna (83), Rivers (62), Adamawa (47), Nasarawa (38), Abia (29), Edo (28), Anambra (27), Niger (24), Ogun (24), Imo (15), Oyo (14), Kano (12), Osun (12), Borno (9), Delta (7), Enugu (7), Bauchi (5), Ekiti (5), Sokoto (5) and Jigawa (2) .

Read also: Nigeria Records Highest Daily Count Of 1,354 New COVID-19 Cases

As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, out of the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 77,299 cases have been discharged while the death toll stands at 1,324.

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