1,041 New Cases, 6 COVID-19 Deaths Recorded In Nigeria

1,041 new cases of COVID-19 has been recorded in Nigeria on Thursday, December 24, 2020, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has said.

A breakdown of the new cases across different states in the country is as follows; 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, and Sokoto-1.

The 999 new cases of COVID-19 now brings the total number of confirmed cases to 81,963. 1,242 deaths has been recorded while 69,651.

1041 new #COVID19 cases

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

81963 confirmed
69651 discharged
1242 deaths pic.twitter.com/2h2OCfNAcq

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 24, 2020