COVID-19: 17 States Record New Cases In Nigeria
According to NCDC, 73,175 cases have been confirmed, 66,090 cases have been discharged and 1,197 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Joy Kalu 
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 418 new COVID-19 infections in Nigeria, taking the country’s total to 73,175 cases.
The NCDC made this known on its verified website late on Sunday night.
The 418 new COVID-19 cases were recorded from seventeen states.
The NCDC said that the country’s COVID-19 related deaths is 1,197.
According to the agency FCT, Lagos, Abia, Kaduna, and Rivers recorded the highest number of COVID-19 infections with 113, 86, 47, 39 and 28 cases, respectively.
NCDC tweeted: ''On the 13th of December 2020, 418 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
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''Till date, 73,175 cases have been confirmed, 66,090 cases have been discharged and 1,197 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 418 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (113), FCT (86), Abia (47), Kaduna (39), Rivers (27), Katsina (22), Benue (14), Oyo (13), Kano (12), Enugu (8), Edo (7), Imo (7), Bauchi (6), Ebonyi (6), Ogun (6), Ondo (4), and Nasarawa (1).
418 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 13, 2020
Lagos-113
FCT-86
Abia-47
Kaduna-39
Rivers-27
Katsina-22
Benue-14
Oyo-13
Kano-12
Enugu-8
Edo-7
Imo-7
Bauchi-6
Ebonyi-6
Ogun-6
Ondo-4
Nasarawa-1
73,175 confirmed
66,090 discharged
1,197 deaths pic.twitter.com/YjZtQ3RtnR
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.
