COVID-19: Nigeria Confirmed Cases Rises To 67,412, 82 New Cases Recorded
''To date, 67,412 cases have been confirmed, 63,055 cases have been discharged and 1,173 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,'' NCDC reveals.
Joy Kalu 
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 82 new COVID-19 cases in the country and two deaths.
The new infections increased the total cases in the country to 67,412.
And the death toll now stands at 1,173.
NCDC said the new infections were recorded in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
NCDC tweeted: ''On the 29th of November 2020, 82 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.
''Till date, 67,412 cases have been confirmed, 63,055 cases have been discharged and 1,173 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
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The 82 new cases are reported from 11 states- Lagos (48), Rivers (8), Kwara (6), Yobe(6), Katsina (5), FCT(3), Nasarawa(2), Plateau (1), Ogun (1), Kano (1) and Osun(1).
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.
Nigeria has so far tested 756,237 persons since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 was announced on 27 February.
