Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 146 new cases of coronavirus, 116 recoveries and 2 deaths on Thursday, November 19.
The health agency made the announcement via its official Twitter page @NCDCgov, with the breakdown of the new cases.
The breakdown is as follows; Lagos-62, FCT-23, Kaduna-21, Ogun-12, Rivers -12, Ondo-5, Oyo-3, Plateau-3, Bauchi-2, Katsina-2 and Kano-1.
146 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-62
FCT-23
Kaduna-21
Ogun-12
Rivers -12
Ondo-5
Oyo-3
Plateau-3
Bauchi-2
Katsina-2
Kano-165,839 confirmed
61,573 discharged
1,165 deaths pic.twitter.com/AFUIl1xLx6— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 19, 2020
Our discharges today include 85 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/gBP5uFWUsl
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 19, 2020
Nigeria, on Wednesday, recorded 65,693 coronavirus cases, 61,457 successfully treated patients and 1,163 deaths.
With the new toll, there are now 65,839 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 61,573 patients who have recovered from the virus and 1,165 deaths.
It would be recalled that there was no record of death from COVID-19 for five consecutive days, according to official data.
The last time Nigeria recorded death from the virus before Thursday was last week Friday when one patient died.
Currently, Nigeria has tested nearly 720,000 of its 200 million population.
