Total Coronavirus Toll Exceeds 66,000 As NCDC Confirms 246 New Cases

Total coronavirus toll in Nigeria has exceeded 66,000 as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announces 246 new cases on Saturday, November 21.

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-66, Plateau-63, FCT-48, Kaduna-21, Bayelsa-19, Rivers-12, Niger-9, Ogun-4, Ekiti-2, Bauchi-1 and Osun-1.

246 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-66
Plateau-63
FCT-48
Kaduna-21
Bayelsa-19
Rivers-12
Niger-9
Ogun-4
Ekiti-2
Bauchi-1
Osun-1

66,228 confirmed
61,884 discharged
1,166 deaths pic.twitter.com/fX6N6uq2cd

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 21, 2020

For a breakdown of cases by state visit: https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/R9aRxSJ7rC

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 21, 2020

It would be recalled that on Friday, Nigeria recorded 65,982 coronavirus cases, 61,782 successfully treated patients and 1,165 deaths.

With the new toll, there are now 66,228 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 61,884 patients who have recovered from the virus and 1,166 deaths.