Hours after the country hit its highest daily count of COVID-19 infections, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a new single-day record of cases with over 1,300 fresh samples confirmed positive.
A total of 1,354 new cases were recorded across 20 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) in the NCDC’s update for January 5, 2020.
Lagos, which recorded the most new cases, confirmed 712 infections — its highest daily count ever.
However, one person was confirmed to have died of COVID-19 complications on Tuesday, increasing the fatality toll to 1,319. (The cable)
