The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 318 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 69,255.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday.
“On the 6th of December 2020, 318 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 69,255 cases have been confirmed, 64,774 cases have been discharged and 1,180 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 318 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos (104), Kaduna (59), FCT (50), Rivers (17), Ogun (16), Kano (14), Nasarawa (14), Akwa Ibom (10), Katsina (10), Edo (7), Oyo (5), Sokoto (5), Plateau (4), Taraba (3),” the NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
Confirmed Cases by State
States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 23,850 509 23,114 227
FCT 7,279 923 6,273 83
Plateau 3,914 170 3,710 34
Oyo 3,742 334 3,363 45
Kaduna 3,387 292 3,048 47
Rivers 3,045 116 2,870 59
Edo 2,717 24 2,581 112
Ogun 2,258 140 2,085 33
Delta 1,824 38 1,737 49
Kano 1,819 52 1,713 54
Ondo 1,728 103 1,585 40
Enugu 1,332 21 1,290 21
Kwara 1,110 42 1,039 29
Katsina 1,064 40 1,000 24
Ebonyi 1,055 6 1,019 30
Osun 947 2 924 21
Gombe 938 56 857 25
Abia 926 9 908 9
Bauchi 782 26 742 14
Borno 745 4 705 36
Imo 681 24 645 12
Nasarawa 521 183 325 13
Benue 501 30 460 11
Bayelsa 458 50 387 21
Ekiti 381 24 351 6
Akwa Ibom 358 28 321 9
Jigawa 336 17 308 11
Niger 298 4 282 12
Anambra 285 1 265 19
Adamawa 261 4 238 19
Taraba 175 12 157 6
Sokoto 171 4 150 17
Yobe 100 8 84 8
Kebbi 93 1 84 8
Cross River 90 3 78 9
Zamfara 79 1 73 5
Kogi 5 0 3 2
