COVID-19: Nigeria Confirmed Cases Nears 65,000, Records 390 Fresh Cases
According to NCDC, 69,645 cases have been confirmed, 64,947 cases have been discharged and 1,181 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Joy Kalu 
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 390 new cases in 19 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) in its update for December 7, 2020.
According to the figures released by the NCDC so far, FCT and Gombe were top of the list on Monday, with 89 new infections each, followed by Kaduna with 62 cases.
NCDC tweeted: ''On the 7th of December 2020, 390 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria.
''Till date, 69,645 cases have been confirmed, 64,947 cases have been discharged and 1,181 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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The 390 new cases are reported from 20 states- FCT (89), Gombe (89), Kaduna (62), Lagos (35), Kwara (15), Borno (13), Nasarawa (10), Rivers (10), Bauchi (8), Ogun (8), Osun (7), Bayelsa (7), Kano (7), Edo (6), Taraba (6), Ekiti (5), Katsina (5), Akwa Ibom (4), Delta (3) and Sokoto (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 23,885, followed by Abuja (7,368), Plateau (3,914), Oyo (3,742), Kaduna (3,449), Rivers (3,045), Edo (2,723), Ogun (2,266), Delta (1,827), Kano (1,826), Ondo (1,728), Enugu (1,332), Kwara (1,125), Katsina (1,069), Ebonyi (1,055), Gombe (1,027), Osun (954), Abia (926), Bauchi (790), and Borno (758).
390 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 8, 2020
FCT-89
Gombe-89
Kaduna-62
Lagos-35
Kwara-15
Borno-13
Nasarawa-10
Rivers-10
Bauchi-8
Ogun-8
Osun-7
Bayelsa-7
Kano-7
Edo-6
Taraba-6
Ekiti-5
Katsina-5
Akwa Ibom-4
Delta-3
Sokoto-1
69,645 confirmed
64,947 discharged
1,181 deaths pic.twitter.com/IyYB25gx40
Imo State has recorded 681 cases, Nasarawa (531), Benue (501), Bayelsa (465), Ekiti (386), Akwa Ibom (362), Jigawa (336), Niger (298), Anambra (285), Adamawa (261), Taraba (181), Sokoto (172), Yobe (100), Kebbi (93), Cross River (90), Zamfara (79), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.
