Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 198 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday evening, 25th November 2020, confirmed 198 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 66,805 which includes 62,493 discharged cases and 1,169 deaths.

Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recording the highest number of new confirmed cases, followed by Lagos and Ogun.

198 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT -53
Lagos-48
Ogun-40
Akwa Ibom-20
Bauchi-9
Plateau-8
Kaduna-5
Kano-4
Benue-3
Jigawa-3
Nasarawa-3
Edo-1
Kwara-1

66,805 confirmed
62,493 discharged
1,169 deaths.

198 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT -53
Lagos-48
Ogun-40
Akwa Ibom-20
Bauchi-9
Plateau-8
Kaduna-5
Kano-4
Benue-3
Jigawa-3
Nasarawa-3
Edo-1
Kwara-1

66,805 confirmed
62,493 discharged
1,169 deaths pic.twitter.com/OM4Wu673xF

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 25, 2020