NCDC Announces 168 New Cases, 70 Recoveries, One Death

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 168 new coronavirus cases, 70 recoveries and one death on Tuesday, November 24.

The health agency made the announcement via its official Twitter page @NCDCgov, with the breakdown of the new cases as follows; FCT-61, Lagos-50, Kaduna-27, Oyo-12, Rivers-6, Katsina-5, Ogun-3, Kwara-2, Edo-1 and Kano-1.

168 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-61
Lagos-50
Kaduna-27
Oyo-12
Rivers-6
Katsina-5
Ogun-3
Kwara-2
Edo-1
Kano-1

66,607 confirmed
62,311 discharged
1,169 deaths pic.twitter.com/J8s3bZhqnn

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 24, 2020

For a breakdown of cases by state visit: https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/5ZnDsOlb9K

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 24, 2020

It would be recalled that on Monday, Nigeria recorded 66,439 coronavirus cases, 62,241 successfully treated patients and 1,168 deaths.

With the new toll, there are now 66,607 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 62,311 patients who have recovered from the virus and 1,169 deaths.