The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 343 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

NCDC announced this via its verified website.

This latest update takes the total number of cases in the country to 68,303.

The public health agency disclosed that fourteen states plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja reported new infections.

NCDC tweeted: ''On the 3rd of December 2020, 343 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

READ ALSO:

Nigeria’s COVID-19 Infections Rise Again With 281 New Cases

''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- Abuja (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).

A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 23,545, followed by Abuja (6,991), Plateau (3,904), Oyo (3,730), Kaduna (3,245), Rivers (3,001), Edo (2,705), Ogun (2,237), Delta (1,824), Kano (1,799), Ondo (1,728), Enugu (1,332),  Kwara (1,110), Ebonyi (1,055), Katsina (1,030), Osun (947), Gombe (938). Abia (926), Bauchi (778), and Borno (745).

343 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

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
Kano-1

68,303 confirmed
64,291 discharged
1,179 deaths pic.twitter.com/I77auc1qFb

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 3, 2020

Imo State has recorded 681 cases, Benue (496), Nasarawa (493), Bayelsa (456),  Ekiti (377), Akwa Ibom (340), Jigawa (331), Niger (298), Anambra (285), Adamawa (261), Sokoto (166), Taraba (163), Yobe (100), Kebbi (93), Cross River (90), Zamfara (79), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.