Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 3,526.

This is the highest number of cases recorded in a single day in the country.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, confirmed this in a tweet on Thursday night.

According to the NCDC, 183 are in Lagos, 55 in Kano and 44 in Jigawa state.

Other states with new figures include; Zamfara and Bauchi 19 cases each, Katsina 11, Borno 9, Kwara 8 and Kaduna state 7.

601 patients have been discharged while the number of deaths stands at 107.

Lagos, Kano and the FCT are topping the list of worst hit areas with 1,491, 482, and 316 cases respectively.