The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday reported 806 cases of Coronavirus infections across the country.
The cases were reported from 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The NCDC also reported 11 deaths, including six deaths recorded in Gombe State over two days.
The disease control agency announced the latest figures in an update published on its website late Friday night.
The update read: “On the 18th of December 2020, 806 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 77,013 cases have been confirmed, 67,484 cases have been discharged and 1,212 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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“The 806 new cases are reported from 26 states- Lagos (287), FCT (255), Kaduna (36), Akwa Ibom (29), Katsina (25), Rivers (25), Kwara (21), Bauchi (19), Kano (15), Ondo (14), Plateau (13), Yobe (12), Nasarawa (11), Ebonyi (9), Gombe (8), Abia (7), Delta (4), Imo (4), Osun (3), Anambra (2), Borno (2), Cross River (1), Edo (1), Ekiti (1), Jigawa (1), and Ogun (1).”
The health agency added: “Total reported deaths for today includes a cumulative of 6 deaths recorded in Gombe State over two days.”
