Nigeria records 663 new cases of coronavirus, its highest daily record since the outbreak of the disease in the country.
The new cases bring the total number to 13,464.
Lagos State maintained its lead with 170 cases while Ogun State followed with 108 cases.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made the announcement on Tuesday on its Twitter handle.
The tweet reads: “663 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-170
Ogun-108
Bauchi-69
Ebonyi-49
Edo-33
Rivers-30
FCT-26
Jigawa-26
Delta-20
Anambra-17
Gombe-16
Kano-16
Imo-15
Abia-14
Borno-11
Oyo-11
Plateau-8
Kebbi-6
Kaduna-6
Ondo-4
Niger-2
Katsina-2
Osun-1
Ekiti-1
Kwara-1
Nasarawa-1.
“13464 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 4206
Deaths: 365.”