Nigeria recorded its highest number of daily infections of Coronavirus in months on Monday 5th January 2021 with 1354 new cases.
The latest figure beats the 12045 cases reported on January 4th, which until last night was the highest recorded on a single day in the country. (Read Here)
On the 5th of January 2021, 1354 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria
Till date, 92705 cases have been confirmed, 76396 cases have been discharged and 1319 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 1354 new cases are reported from 21 states- Lagos (712), FCT (145), Plateau (117), Kwara (81), Kaduna (54), Sokoto (39), Oyo(38), Rivers (37), Gombe (21), Enugu (20), Akwa Ibom (16), Bauchi (14), Delta (14), Ebonyi (13), Anambra (9), Taraba (8), Edo (8), Kano (3), Osun (2), Ekiti (2) and Ogun (1)
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities