Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday disclosed that the country has confirmed one hundred and ninety five new COVID-19 cases.

The 195 new cases is the highest in a single day since the country recorded its first case of the infection in February.

NCDC made the disclosure in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page.

According to the agency, of the 195 cases, 80 are confirmed in Lagos, 38 in Kano, 15 in Ogun, 15 in Bauchi, 11-Borno, 10-Gombe, 9-Sokoto,  5-Edo, 5-Jigawa,  2-Zamfara, 1-Rivers, 1-Enugu, 1-Delta, 1-FCT, 1-Nasarawa

This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 1532, with 255 discharged and 44 deaths recorded.