Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 146 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday evening, 19th November 2020, confirmed 146 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 65,839 which includes 61,573 discharged cases and 1,165 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 FCT and Kaduna.

146 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-62
FCT-23
Kaduna-21
Ogun-12
Rivers -12
Ondo-5
Oyo-3
Plateau-3
Bauchi-2
Katsina-2
Kano-1

65,839 confirmed
61,573 discharged
1,165 deaths.

146 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-62
FCT-23
Kaduna-21
Ogun-12
Rivers -12
Ondo-5
Oyo-3
Plateau-3
Bauchi-2
Katsina-2
Kano-1

65,839 confirmed
61,573 discharged
1,165 deaths pic.twitter.com/AFUIl1xLx6

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 19, 2020