The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 617 new cases of COVID-19, pushing the overall infection in the country to 72, 757.
The health agency in its update for Saturday, published late in the night, said Lagos recorded the highest number of cases reported for the day with 225 new infections.
Meanwhile, 128 persons were discharged having been certified free of the virus.
According to the disease control body, Saturday’s discharges “include 74 community recoveries in Lagos State and 44 community recoveries in Kaduna State managed in line with guidelines.”
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The update read: “On the 12th of December 2020, 617 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 72,757 cases have been confirmed, 65,850 cases have been discharged and 1,194 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 617 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos (225), FCT (181), Kaduna (125), Adamawa (25), Nasarawa (20), Kano (12), Rivers (8), Edo (4), Ekiti (4), Bayelsa (3), Ogun (3), Plateau (3), Akwa Ibom (2), Delta (1) and Sokoto (1).”
