The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 169 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 66,974.
The NCDC made this known on Thursday night via its official Twitter handle where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 12 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“On the 26th of November 2020, 169 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria,” NCDC wrote.
“The 169 new cases are reported from 12 states- Kaduna (74), FCT (42), Lagos (17), Kano (8), Ogun (6), Oyo (6), Rivers (6), Ekiti (3), Bauchi (3), Katsina (2), Delta (1) and Ondo (1).
“Till date, 66,974 cases have been confirmed, 62,585 cases have been discharged and 1,169 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
See the breakdown of cases by state below:
Our discharges today include 74 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/K0iJIynBj9
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 26, 2020
