Worst Day: Kano reality check of 80 cases, highest daily infections and most deaths push total COVID-19 cases to 1932

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Nigeria has once reached another grim coronavirus milestone, breaking its record daily case tally while also reporting its worst fatality in 24 hours.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday, announced 204 new infections, the most since the dreaded contagion infiltrated the country in February.

Africa’s most populous black nation also suffered seven fatalities, its highest death in a single day.

It wasn’t all doom and gloom, however, as 64 patients recovered and were discharged.

In summary, the country has now recorded 1,932 cases,  319 recoveries and 58 deaths.

Kano State tallied the highest cases on Thursday with 80, moving above the Federal Capital Territory as the second-worst-hit.

The northwestern state, still reeling from a catastrophic week, culminating in several high-profile deaths, now has 219 infected persons.

Yet, judging by the controversial circumstances that led to these demises, more woes may be ahead, especially now it has drawn the nation’s interest.

The FCT picked up four new cases, sliding to third with 143.

Meanwhile, Lagos State, for now, steered clear of the landmark 1,000 cases after recording 40 fresh infections.

Gombe nipped a dozen, Bauchi and Sokoto garnered nine each while Borno and Edo shared 14 cases equally.

Rivers and Ogun had half-a-dozen each, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa recorded two fewer with Kaduna (3), Oyo, Delta, Nasarawa (2 each) as well as Ondo and Kebbi (one each) completing the new cases.

Cross River and Kogi States, however, maintained their COVID-19 chastity, at least, for now.

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