Coronavirus: Again, NCDC Confirms 236 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday evening, 18th November 2020, confirmed 236 new cases of coronavirus disease infection in Nigeria.

Naija News reports that the new cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed via a statement on the official Twitter handle of the health agency.

The development brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 65,693 which includes 61,457 discharged cases and 1,163 deaths.

Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with Lagos State recording the highest number of new confirmed cases, followed by Ogun and Kaduna.

236 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-142
Ogun-19
Kaduna-15
FCT-14
Imo-14
Rivers-14
Plateau-6
Katsina-3
Ekiti-2
Jigawa-2
Oyo-2
Cross River-1
Kano-1
Taraba-1

65,693 confirmed
61,457 discharged
1,163 deaths.

236 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-142
Ogun-19
Kaduna-15
FCT-14
Imo-14
Rivers-14
Plateau-6
Katsina-3
Ekiti-2
Jigawa-2
Oyo-2
Cross River-1
Kano-1
Taraba-1

65,693 confirmed
61,457 discharged
1,163 deaths pic.twitter.com/UrnDtPhBai

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 18, 2020