Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 318 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday evening, 6th December 2020, confirmed 318 new cases of Coronavirus disease infection in Nigeria.

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

This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 69,255 which includes 64,774 discharged cases and 1,180 deaths.

Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with Lagos having the highest number of cases, followed by Kaduna State.

Lagos-104
Kaduna -59
FCT-50
Rivers-17
Ogun-16
Kano-14
Nasarawa-14
Akwa Ibom-10
Katsina-10
Edo-7
Oyo-5
Sokoto-5
Plateau-4
Taraba-3

318 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-104
Kaduna -59
FCT-50
Rivers-17
Ogun-16
Kano-14
Nasarawa-14
Akwa Ibom-10
Katsina-10
Edo-7
Oyo-5
Sokoto-5
Plateau-4
Taraba-3

69,255 confirmed
64,774 discharged
1,180 deaths pic.twitter.com/Fyo7KgvLok

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 6, 2020