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Nigeria recorded 745 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 18,480.
The figure was the highest recorded by Nigeria in a single day since the outbreak of the virus in the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its website said 6,307 COVID-19 patients had been discharged, while 475 deaths had been recorded.
“On the 18th of June 2020, 745 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 18480 cases have been confirmed, 6307 cases have been discharged and 475 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 745 new cases are reported from 21 states; Lagos-280, Oyo-103, Ebonyi-72, FCT-60, Imo-46, Edo-34, Delta-33, Rivers-25, Kaduna-23, Ondo-16, Katsina-12, Kano-10, Bauchi-8, Borno-7, Kwara-5, Gombe-4, Sokoto-2, Enugu-2, Yobe-1, Osun-1, Nasarawa-1,” NCDC said.