The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday recorded 305 new cases of COVID-19 out of a total of 758 confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The health agency disclosed this in an update on its website late Tuesday night.
It said the new cases were reported from 18 states and the FCT.
It also explained that the confirmed cases for Tuesday, December 15, included data reported from the FCT over 2 days.
According to the disease control body, three deaths were recorded on the day in review while 180 cases were discharged.
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The agency said the discharged cases included 29 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
The NCDC update read: “On the 15th of December 2020, 758 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 74,132 cases have been confirmed, 66,494 cases have been discharged and 1,200 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 758 new cases are reported from 19 states- FCT (305), Lagos (152), Kaduna (103), Bauchi (44), Gombe (35), Plateau (31), Rivers (17), Sokoto (15), Kwara (13), Kano (9), Ebonyi (8), Ogun (5), Osun (5), Oyo (4), Edo (4), Anambra (4), Bayelsa (2), Ekiti (1), and Taraba (1).”