The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 343 fresh cases of Coronavirus pushing the total number of infections in the country to 68,303.
An update posted Thursday night on the agency’s website indicated that the new cases were recorded on Thursday, December 3.
The update also indicated that 452 persons were discharged on the day in question, out of which 142 were community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
The NCDC further disclosed that two persons succumbed to the disease on the day in review.
The update read: “On the 3rd of December 2020, 343 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
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“Till date, 68,303 cases have been confirmed, 64,291 cases have been discharged and 1,179 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 343 new cases are reported from 14 states- FCT (123) Lagos (106) Kaduna (72) Nasarawa (14) Rivers(5), Bauchi (4), Imo (4), Ogun (4), Ekiti (3) Edo (2), Oyo (2), Plateau (2) Akwa Ibom (1) and Kano (1).”