The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,149 new cases of coronavirus, the highest number of infections in 2021.

The health agency made the revelation on Thursday morning via a post on its verified Facebook page.

In the latest development, Lagos State, the epicenter of the dreaded disease in Nigeria recorded 680 fresh cases followed by Rivers with 157 infections.

According to the new update, the country has also recorded seven deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total fatalities so far to 2,236.

According to the NCDC, the surge is driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant and the low vaccination rate in the country.

It said that the number of known active cases in Nigeria stood at 14,619, an increase from the 13,756 cases reported on Tuesday.