The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 418 new COVID-19 infections in Nigeria, taking the country’s total to 73,175 cases.
The NCDC made this known on its verified website late on Sunday.
418 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-113
FCT-86
Abia-47
Kaduna-39
Rivers-27
Katsina-22
Benue-14
Oyo-13
Kano-12
Enugu-8
Edo-7
Imo-7
Bauchi-6
Ebonyi-6
Ogun-6
Ondo-4
Nasarawa-173,175 confirmed
66,090 discharged
1,197 deaths pic.twitter.com/YjZtQ3RtnR— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 13, 2020
The 418 new COVID-19 cases were recorded from seventeen states.
The NCDC said that the country’s COVID-19 related deaths is 1,197.
According to the agency FCT, Lagos, Abia, Kaduna, and Rivers recorded the highest number of COVID-19 infections with 113, 86, 47, 39 and 28 cases, respectively.
The other states are as follows: Katsina-22, Benue -14, Oyo -13,Kano-12,Enugu-8, Edo-7, Imo-7, Bauchi-6
Ebonyi-6, Ogun-6, Ondo-4, Nasarawa-1.”
See the breakdown by state below: