COVID-19 Hits Nigeria Harder, Reports More Than 4,000 New Cases Within 72hrs

The Nigerian government has recorded 1,664 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to a tally by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), worldtopnewsng.com can confirm.

It marked the eighth time the country’s daily new cases reached four figures — and is the first-highest single-day jump in infections since the pandemic began.

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The NCDC also recorded thirteen more Coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday.

Thus, it comes after the country reported more than 4,000 new cases in within 72 hours for the first time, as worldtopnewsng.com warn that the surge in infections could continue to worsen as winter arrives.

1664 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-642
FCT-407
Plateau-160
Kaduna-83
Rivers-62
Adamawa-47
Nasarawa-38
Abia-29
Edo-28
Anambra-27
Niger-24
Ogun-24
Imo-15
Oyo-14
Kano-12
Osun-12
Borno-9
Delta-7
Enugu-7
Bauchi-5
Ekiti-5
Sokoto-5
Jigawa-2 pic.twitter.com/T5AWc29Hb7

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 6, 2021

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The NCDC has now reported a total of 98,369 confirmed cases and 1,324 related deaths while 77, 299 recovered from the deadly virus.

1354 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-712
FCT-145
Plateau-117
Kwara-81
Kaduna-54
Sokoto-39
Oyo-38
Rivers-37
Gombe-21
Enugu-20
Akwa Ibom-16
Bauchi-14
Delta-14
Ebonyi-13
Anambra-9
Taraba-8
Edo-8
Kano-3
Osun-2
Ekiti-2
Ogun-1

92,705 confirmed
76,396 discharged
1,319 deaths pic.twitter.com/NpIdlbtxyo

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 5, 2021

1204 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-654
FCT-200
Plateau-60
Kaduna-54
Kano-40
Rivers-30
Edo-28
Nasarawa-25
Kebbi-19
Bauchi-18
Oyo-13
Akwa Ibom-12
Bayelsa-11
Ogun-11
Delta-9
Abia-8
Benue-5
Imo-3
Borno-2
Sokoto-1
Osun-1

91,351 confirmed
75,699 discharged
1,318 deaths pic.twitter.com/DhGzPtTv5Z

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 4, 2021