Covid-19: NCDC Confirms 1,041 New Cases In Nigeria

Covid-19: NCDC Confirms 1,041 New Cases In Nigeria.

 The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday evening, 24th December 2020, confirmed 1,041 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 81,963 which includes 69,651 discharged cases and 1,242 deaths.

Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states:

Lagos-316

FCT-210

Kaduna-83

Plateau-70

Gombe-56

Oyo-56

Katsina-47

Nasarawa-35

Kano-33

Ogun-21

Rivers-17

Niger-14

Imo-14

Delta-12

Kwara-12

Edo-12

Benue-9

Anambra-8

Taraba-4

Ekiti-4

Ebonyi-6

Bayelsa-1

Sokoto-1

Taraba-4

Ekiti-4

Ebonyi-6

Bayelsa-1

Sokoto-1

81963 confirmed

69651 discharged

1242 deaths