The astronomical increase in the number of COVID-19 infection cases recorded daily in Nigeria has continued on Thursday with the latest figure being 1,145.
The figure is the highest so far since the first case in the country early in the year.
Total number of cases so far recorded is 76,207.
Lagos has a very high rate of 459 cases, followed by the Federal Capital Territory with 145 cases.
The cases recorded in other states of the federation as released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, are as stated below.
Lagos-459
FCT-145
Kaduna-138
Plateau-80
Katsina-70
Gombe-52
Niger-31
Kano-23
Bayelsa-21
Bauchi-18
Ondo-18
Rivers-17
Ogun-12
Oyo-12
Edo-8
Nasarawa-8
Ebonyi-7
Osun-6
Ekiti-5
Kebbi-5
Borno-4
Jigawa-3
Akwa Ibom-2
Anambra-1
