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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 964 new coronavirus infections in the country.<\/p>\n

The health agency disclosed this via its verified Twitter account on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

The centre also confirmed that the nation\u2019s death toll now stands at 1,504.<\/p>\n

It added that the new infections were recorded from 18 States and the Federal Capital Territory, in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n

It disclosed that Lagos recorded the highest toll with 360 cases, followed by FCT, 88.<\/p>\n

NCDC tweeted, 964 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n

Lagos-360<\/p>\n

FCT-88<\/p>\n

Ogun-73<\/p>\n

Imo-72<\/p>\n

Kaduna-67<\/p>\n

Plateau-57<\/p>\n

Abia-41<\/p>\n

Osun-41<\/p>\n

Rivers-32<\/p>\n

Kano-26<\/p>\n

Niger-24<\/p>\n

Benue-23<\/p>\n

Edo-20<\/p>\n

Cross River-20<\/p>\n

Akwa Ibom-8<\/p>\n

Nasarawa-6<\/p>\n

Zamfara-6<\/p>\n

Ekiti-6<\/p>\n

Jigawa-4<\/p>\n

\u201c121,566 confirmed<\/p>\n

97,228 discharged<\/p>\n

1,504 deaths\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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