COVID-19: Nigeria Confirms 212 New Cases, Total Now 64,728
According to NCDC, 64,728 cases have been confirmed, 60,790 patients discharged and 1,162 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the FCT.
Joy Kalu 
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 212 new COVID-19 infections.
The NCDC disclosed this on its verified website, adding that the 212 new cases bring the total number of infected people in Nigeria to 64,728.
However, no additional death was recorded in the last 24 hours
NCDC reported that Lagos State recorded the highest number of confirmed infections with 71, while Imo and Plateau recorded 26 infections each; FCT had 19 new infections.
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Other states with new infections are Ondo-17, Kaduna-14, Rivers-9, Oyo-9, Katsina-6, Osun-4, Bauchi-2, Ekiti-2, Nasarawa-2, Ogun-2, Kano-1, Kwara-1 and Taraba-1.
The NCDC added that “till date, 64,728 cases have been confirmed, 60,790 patients discharged and 1,162 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the FCT.”
Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 22,198, followed by Abuja (6,322), Plateau (3,705), Oyo (3,590), Rivers (2,890), Kaduna (2,739), Edo (2,680), Ogun (2,084), Delta (1,816), Kano (1,757), Ondo (1,717), Enugu (1,332), Kwara (1,084), Ebonyi (1,055), Katsina (959), Gombe (938). Osun (936), Abia (926), Borno (745), and Bauchi (741).
212 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 12, 2020
Lagos-71
Imo-26
Plateau-26
FCT-19
Ondo-17
Kaduna-14
Rivers-9
Oyo-9
Katsina-6
Osun-4
Bauchi-2
Ekiti-2-
Nasarawa-2
Ogun-2
Kano-1
Kwara-1
Taraba-1
64,728 confirmed
60,790 discharged
1,162 deaths pic.twitter.com/1evegK9VhL
Imo State has recorded 648 cases, Benue (493), Nasarawa (485), Bayelsa (414), Ekiti (340), Jigawa (325), Akwa Ibom (319), Anambra (282), Niger (281), Adamawa (261), Sokoto (165), Taraba (153), Kebbi (93), Cross River (89), Yobe (82), Zamfara (79), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.
