Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 281 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday evening, 1st December 2020, confirmed 281 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 67,838 which includes 63,430 discharged cases and 1,176 deaths.

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

Lagos-123
FCT-64
Kaduna-38
Imo-15
Rivers-11
Plateau-8
Ogun-5
Bayelsa-4
Kwara-4
Bauchi-3
Edo-3
Kano-2
Osun-1

281 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-123
FCT-64
Kaduna-38
Imo-15
Rivers-11
Plateau-8
Ogun-5
Bayelsa-4
Kwara-4
Bauchi-3
Edo-3
Kano-2
Osun-1

67,838 confirmed
63,430 discharged
1,176 deaths pic.twitter.com/Mliv6kGz2M

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 1, 2020

source https://www.naijanews.com/2020/12/02/coronavirus-ncdc-confirms-281-new-covid-19-cases-in-nigeria/