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NCDC Records 999 New Cases Of COVID-19

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded nine hundred and ninety-nine (999)new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Naija News reports that the new cases were confirmed in a post on the agency Twitter handle on Tuesday night.

The new cases of COVID-19 reported by the NCDC bring Nigeria’s total confirmed cases to 79,789, with 68,879 patients discharged.

The country has also recorded 1,231 deaths from the deadly virus.

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

FCT-416 Lagos-324 Kaduna-68 Plateau-42 Kwara-32 Kano-24 Gombe-14 Sokoto-12 Yobe-12 Akwa Ibom-11 Bayelsa-10 Rivers-7 Bauchi-7 Ogun-6 Oyo-5 Edo-4 Taraba-4 Jigawa-1.

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