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Curve takes new high as Coronavirus cases hit 6,677

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May 21, 2020

Curve takes new high as Coronavirus cases hit 6677

Nigeria recorded 284 new Coronavirus cases on Wednesday bringing the nation’s total to a new high of 6,677.

The new cases confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Twitter took the country’s total infections to 6,677 out of which 1,840 have been discharged with 200 losing their lives.

Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 12 states and the FCT with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 199 cases.

A further breakdown of the figures showed that Rivers had 26 new cases, Oyo 19 cases, the FCT and Borno eight each, Plateau seven, Jigawa six, Kano, five, Abia two, and the quartet of Ekiti, Delta, Kwara, and Taraba each recorded one case

Curve takes new high as Coronavirus cases hit 6677

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