Nigeria broke a new record on its daily count of coronavirus
infections on Friday, with 796 new cases recorded in 15 states and the federal
capital territory (FCT).
The Friday figure is the highest daily count so far since
the virus was first confirmed in Nigeria on February 27, 2020.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the
new cases in its update for December 11, 2020.
The development comes almost six months after the country
recorded its previous highest count — Nigeria recorded 790 positive samples on
July 1.
According to the breakdown by the NCDC, FCT recorded the
most cases with 258 new infections, followed by Lagos with 248, and Kaduna with
117.
In spite of the breakthrough in vaccine production
worldwide, the new daily record comes amid concerns of a second wave of
infections, as predicted by the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, and
the World Health Organisation (WHO).
However, despite the record number of cases, no new death
was confirmed on Friday, leaving the fatality toll at 1,190.
Meanwhile, the daily count of recoveries increased slightly
with 248 patients discharged on Friday, increasing the total to 65,722.
A total of 72,140 COVID-19 infections have now been
confirmed across the country.
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— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 11, 2020
FCT-258
Lagos-248
Kaduna-117
Katsina-52
Ogun-27
Kwara-23
Gombe-22
Adamawa-17
Plateau-15
Kano-6
Rivers-2
Ondo-2
Ekiti-2
Nasarawa-2
Sokoto-2
Taraba-1
72,140 confirmed
65,722 discharged
1,190 deaths pic.twitter.com/TXvJqfOut6
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