{"id":27650,"date":"2020-07-21T13:17:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T13:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=27650"},"modified":"2020-07-21T13:17:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T13:17:57","slug":"fct-records-highest-covid-19-cases-as-virus-continues-to-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/community\/fct-records-highest-covid-19-cases-as-virus-continues-to-spread","title":{"rendered":"FCT records highest COVID-19 cases as virus continues to spread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s capital, Abuja, on Monday recorded the highest COVID-19 cases in the country.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>NCDC said Abuja recorded 102 cases while Lagos had 100 cases.<\/p>\n<p>It also confirmed that the country recorded 12 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Nigeria has a total of 37,255 confirmed cases and 801 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet reads, \u201c562 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n<p>FCT-102<br \/>\nLagos-100<br \/>\nPlateau-52<br \/>\nKwara-50<br \/>\nAbia-47<br \/>\nKaduna-35<br \/>\nBenue-34<br \/>\nOyo-26<br \/>\nEbonyi-24<br \/>\nKano-16<br \/>\nNiger-15<br \/>\nAnambra-14<br \/>\nGombe-12<br \/>\nEdo-11<br \/>\nRivers-6<br \/>\nNasarawa-5<br \/>\nDelta-5<br \/>\nBorno-3<br \/>\nEnugu- 2<br \/>\nBauchi-2<br \/>\nKebbi- 1<\/p>\n<p>\u201c37,225 confirmed. 15,333 discharged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c801 deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: Nigeria\u2019s capital, Abuja, on Monday recorded the highest COVID-19 cases in the country. This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night. NCDC said Abuja recorded 102 cases while Lagos had 100 cases. It also confirmed that the country recorded 12 deaths. 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