The Nigeria Centre for Disease control (NCDC) took to their official handle to announce that 553 new cases was recorded in Nigeria, with 378 cases from Lagos alone, this is the highest number of recorded cases in a day, since the first time the pandemic was recorded in Nigeria. 

378 cases were recorded in Lagos, 52 in fCT, 23 in Delta, 22 in Edo, 14 in rivers, 13 In Ogun, 12 in Kaduna, 9 in Kano, 7 in Borno, 6 in Katsina, 5 in Jigawa, 5 in Oyo, 3 in Yobe, 3 in plateau and I in Osun state.


This brings the total number of recorded cases to 9855, 2856 discharged and 273 deaths. The total number of recorded cases according  to each Nigerian states can be seen in the picture below.



Despite the rapid increase of cases in Nigeria, the Federal Government are looking for suitable ways to reopen schools, and some states have lifted the lockdown is their states, allowing people to worship in their religious places worship.