Nigeria recorded 1,664 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 94,369.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its website on Wednesday.
The new figure was a new record and considerably higher than Tuesday’s 1,354 confirmed cases.
22 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded the new infection. Lagos had the highest number of cases with 642.
The FCT, the centre reported, recorded 407 new cases while Plateau recorded 160 new cases.
Also, Kaduna State recorded 83 new infections while Rivers State recorded 62.
Others state are Adamawa-47, Nasarawa-38, Abia-29, Edo-28, Anambra-27, Niger-24, Ogun-24, Imo-15, Oyo-14, Kano-12, Osun-12, Borno-nine, Delta-seven, Enugu-seven, Bauchi-five, Ekiti-five, Sokoto-five and Jigawa-two.
Nigeria recorded 77,299 recoveries and 1,318 fatalities.
There are now 14,990 active COVID-19 cases.
The centre, however said that in the last 24 hours, 903 recoveries were recorded.
The discharges include 388 community recoveries in Lagos State, 261 in Kaduna State, 87 in Plateau State and 20 in Imo managed in line with its guidelines.
The NCDC disclosed that Nigeria recorded five deaths in the past 24 hours.
A multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, is coordinating response activities nationwide.