Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday, December 25 announced 712 new coronavirus cases, 588 successfully treated patients and 4 deaths.
The health agency made the announcement via its Twitter page with the new cases recorded in 22 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The breakdown of the new cases are as follows; Lagos-388, FCT-77, Kwara-39, Katsina-35, Bauchi-33, Plateau-22, Ogun-18, Akwa Ibom-16, Delta-13, Kaduna-12, Osun-12, Yobe-11, Sokoto-10, Kebbi-8, Enugu-6, Edo-5, Ondo-3, Niger-2, Kano-1 and Oyo-1.
712 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-388
FCT-77
Kwara-39
Katsina-35
Bauchi-33
Plateau-22
Ogun-18
Akwa Ibom-16
Delta-13
Kaduna-12
Osun-12
Yobe-11
Sokoto-10
Kebbi-8
Enugu-6
Edo-5
Ondo-3
Niger-2
Kano-1
Oyo-182,747 confirmed
70,239 discharged
1,246 deaths pic.twitter.com/cgeiQlzFsO— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 25, 2020
With the new toll, the total number of cases in the country has now increased from 81,963 to 82,747 while figures of discharged patients moved from 69,651 to 70,239.
A total of 1,246 deaths have now been recorded thus far in Africa’s most populous country as 4 new deaths was reported in the last 24 hours.
Our discharges today include 248 community recoveries in Lagos State and 136 community recoveries in Kaduna State managed in line with guidelines.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet. pic.twitter.com/sdCPAYEJeS
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 25, 2020
According to NCDC’s weekly report, total samples tested across the nation is 912,144.
