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Kano overtakes Lagos in single-day infections as Nigeria records 204 new COVID-19 cases

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Even as the Federal Government rolled out measures to ease the lockdown of the country in a period of six weeks, the rate of infections continues to spike most frighteningly.

On Thursday, Nigeria recorded its highest coronavirus infections in a single day with 204 news cases.

This takes the national total of coronavirus infections to 1,932.

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Significantly, in the figures released by the NCDC, Kano State for the first time topped with 80 new confirmed cases, while Lagos has 45 new infections.

Lagos has always been at the top, but Kano overtook on Thursday.

Gombe also recorded 12 new cases, Bauchi and Sokoto, nine cases each, while Borno and Edo recorded seven new cases each.

Rivers and Ogun rake in six new cases each, while FCT, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa got four new cases each.

Kaduna received three new infections, just as Oyo, Delta and Nasarawa got two cases each, while Ondo and Kebbi got one case each.

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“204 new cases of #COVID19 reported; As at 11:50pm 30th April- there are 1,932 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. Discharged: 319, Deaths: 58,” NCDC said on its twitter handle.

How States Stand in Thursday’s infections

80-Kano
45-Lagos
12-Gombe
9-Bauchi
9-Sokoto
7-Borno
7-Edo
6-Rivers
6-Ogun
4-FCT
4-Akwa Ibom
4-Bayelsa
3-Kaduna
2-Oyo
2-Delta
2-Nasarawa
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi

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