Nigeria’s total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has hit 1,932, as 204 new cases were recorded across the nation on Thursday, April 30.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the disclosure in a series of tweets on Thursday night via its verified Twitter handle.
NCDC, the agency coordinating Nigeria’s response to the global pandemic, also confirmed seven new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 58.
According to the centre, the new infections were recorded as follows: 80 in Kano, 45-Lagos, 12-Gombe, 9 each were in Bauchi and Sokoto, as well as 7 each in Borno and Edo states.
Others were 6 each in Rivers and Ogun, 4 each in FCT, Akwa Ibom, and Bayelsa, 3 in Kaduna, 2 each in Delta and Nasarawa, as well as one each in Ondo and Kebbi states.
The 204 new cases are the highest reported in a day since Feb. 27, when the NCDC started compiling data on the pandemic in the country.
“As of April 30, 34 states of the federation and the FCT have recorded at least one confirmed case of the coronavirus,” NCDC said.
According to the agency, Nigeria has 1,555 Active Cases of COVID-19, with 319 Treated and Discharged.
The pandemic is an ongoing public health emergency of international concern caused by the novel coronavirus, first identified by health authorities in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
The pandemic is prevalent in 213 countries around the world, including one international conveyance, the Diamond Princess cruise ship harbored in Yokohama, Japan.
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