{"id":34500,"date":"2021-01-06T18:12:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T18:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=34500"},"modified":"2021-01-06T16:23:32","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T16:23:32","slug":"nigeria-records-highest-covid-19-figure-as-ncdc-confirms-additional-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigeria-records-highest-covid-19-figure-as-ncdc-confirms-additional-death","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria records highest COVID-19 figure as NCDC confirms additional death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday, recorded 1,354 new infections of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The NCDC confirmed this on its verified Twitter handle.<\/p>\n<p>One death was also recorded in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The figure was the highest ever recorded in one day since the virus was first reported in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The latest figure surpassed the 1,204 cases recorded across the country on Monday, confirming that Nigeria is experiencing a second wave of coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The NCDC stated that the new infections bring the country\u2019s total to 92,705.<\/p>\n<p>The new cases were recorded from 20 States, including the Federal Capital Territory.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet read: \u201c1354 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n<p>Lagos-712<\/p>\n<p>FCT-145<\/p>\n<p>Plateau-117<\/p>\n<p>Kwara-81<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna-54<\/p>\n<p>Sokoto-39<\/p>\n<p>Oyo-38<\/p>\n<p>Rivers-37<\/p>\n<p>Gombe-21<\/p>\n<p>Enugu-20<\/p>\n<p>Akwa Ibom-16<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi-14<\/p>\n<p>Delta-14<\/p>\n<p>Ebonyi-13<\/p>\n<p>Anambra-9<\/p>\n<p>Taraba-8<\/p>\n<p>Edo-8<\/p>\n<p>Kano-3<\/p>\n<p>Osun-2<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti-2<\/p>\n<p>Ogun-1<\/p>\n<p>92,705 confirmed<\/p>\n<p>76,396 discharged<\/p>\n<p>1,319 deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday, recorded 1,354 new infections of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC confirmed this on its verified Twitter handle. One death was also recorded in Nigeria. 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