FCT confirms 76 new cases of COVID-19, highest in a single day

The Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA, has confirmed 76 new COVID-19 cases in Abuja.

This is the highest number of new cases ever recorded in Abuja in a single day since the outbreak of the deadly virus.

The FCTA made the confirmation while disclosing that the capital city now has a total of 763 confirmed cases.

It also disclosed that a total of 205 patients have been discharged.

In a tweet on its official Twitter page on Thursday, the FCTA wrote: “76 NEW CASES, 3 DISCHARGED IN THE FCT

“Summary of #COVID19FCT as at June 2, 2020

“Total number of confirmed cases: 763, Total number of active cases: 538

“Total discharged: 205,Deaths recorded: 20.”

It would be recalled that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Wednesday said as of June 3, it recorded 348 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infection in Nigeria to 11,166.

NCDC also said that Lagos, FCT and Kano state accounted for 64.2per cent of the total number of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic recorded in the country.