829 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday, December 26. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 296 new cases, the highest for the day.
829 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-296
FCT-291
Kaduna-79
Rivers-40
Kano-35
Nasarawa-25
Bauchi-19
Benue-8
Borno-7
Edo-7
Oyo-7
Sokoto-7
Cross River-3
Jigawa-
Ogun-283,576 confirmed
70,495 discharged
1,247 deaths pic.twitter.com/I8Z1p2FmvH— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 26, 2020
Other states with new cases include FCT-291, Kaduna-79, Rivers-40, Kano-35, Nasarawa-25, Bauchi-19, Benue-8, Borno-7, Edo-7, Oyo-7, Sokoto-7, Cross River-3, Jigawa- Ogun-2.
Nigeria now has a total of 83,576 confirmed cases. 70,495 patients have been discharged so far with 1,247 deaths recorded.
See a breakdown of the number of cases per state below.