Abia, with 67 new cases of COVID-19, breaks Lagos’ daily record

 

BY EMMANUEL OGWU

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Abia State went bullish Sunday, over-running other states as well as overtaking Lagos State on the daily count of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Nigeria.

With 67 new cases, Abia topped Nigeria’s COVID-19 index table on day 101 of the country’s battle against the global pandemic, out of a total 260 new confirmed cases reported by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), June 27, 2020.

Also, a total of 12 COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in Nigeria same day.

Cross River State remains the only state without a case so far.

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Till date, 12,486 cases have been confirmed, 3,959 cases have been discharged and 354 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 260 new cases were reported as follows: Abia (67), FCT (40), Lagos (38), Ogun (19), Gombe (16), Edo (14), Imo (9), Kwara (8), Katsina (8), Nasarawa (8), Borno (8), Kaduna (6), Bauchi (5), Ekiti (4), Niger (2), Ondo (2), Plateau (2), Kano (2),Sokoto (2).