Nigeria has recorded 204 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 1,932.

According to a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday, of the new infections,

204 new cases of #COVID19 reported;

80-Kano
45-Lagos
12-Gombe
9-Bauchi
9-Sokoto
7-Borno
7-Edo
6-Rivers
6-Ogun
4-FCT
4-Akwa Ibom
4-Bayelsa
3-Kaduna
2-Oyo
2-Delta
2-Nasarawa
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi

Thursday’s new cases are the highest reported in a day since the NCDC started compiling the pandemic data in February.

The number of deaths from the virus also rose to 58 while 319 have now recovered.

Across the world, the novel coronavirus has killed 230,309 people since the outbreak first emerged in China in December.

More than 3,218,410 cases were registered in 195 countries and territories. Of these cases, at least 922,900 are now considered recovered.

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The tallies, using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO), probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections.

Many countries are testing only the most serious cases.

Since 1900 GMT Wednesday, 5,867 new deaths and 79,155 new infections were recorded worldwide.

The countries that registered the most deaths over the 24 hours were the United States with 2,271, Britain with 614 and Brazil with 449.