999 new cases of COVID-19 has been recorded in Nigeria on Tuesday, December 22, 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; 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, and Jigawa-1.
The 999 new cases of COVID-19 now brings the total number of confirmed cases to 79,789. 1,231 deaths has been recorded while 68,879.
999 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
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-179,789 confirmed
68,879 discharged
1,231 deaths pic.twitter.com/QguEe6Sqq1— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 22, 2020






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