The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the single highest number of coronavirus cases in the country since the index case was announced.
The 245 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed cases to 2802.
The NCDC reported that 17 more patients were discharged and six more deaths recorded on the day the federal government of Nigeria relaxed lockdown.
“76-Lagos, 37-Katsina, 32-Jigawa, 23-Kano, 19-FCT, 18-Borno, 10-Edo, 9-Bauchi, 6-Adamawa, 5-Oyo, 5-Ogun, 1-Ekiti, 1-Osun, 1-Benue, 1-Niger and 1-Zamfara.
A total of 2802 confirmed cases of COVID-19 was announced by the NCDC. With 417 discharged patients and 93 deaths in total.