The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 318 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 69,255.

The NCDC in a tweet via its Twitter account on Sunday said that confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria have risen to 69,255.

According to the health agency, a total of 1,180 deaths have been recorded from the virus.

NCDC tweeted: ''On the 6th of December 2020, 318 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.

''Till date, 69,255 cases have been confirmed, 64,774 cases have been discharged and 1,180 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

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The 318 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos (104), Kaduna (59), FCT (50), Rivers (17), Ogun (16), Kano (14), Nasarawa (14), Akwa Ibom (10), Katsina (10), Edo (7), Oyo (5), Sokoto (5), Plateau (4), Taraba (3).

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 23,850, followed by Abuja (7,279), Plateau (3,914), Oyo (3,742), Kaduna (3,387), Rivers (3,045), Edo (2,717), Ogun (2,258), Delta (1,824), Kano (1,819), Ondo (1,728), Enugu (1,332),  Kwara (1,110), Ebonyi (1,055), Katsina (1,064), Osun (947), Gombe (938). Abia (926), Bauchi (782), and Borno (745).

318 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-104
Kaduna -59
FCT-50
Rivers-17
Ogun-16
Kano-14
Nasarawa-14
Akwa Ibom-10
Katsina-10
Edo-7
Oyo-5
Sokoto-5
Plateau-4
Taraba-3

69,255 confirmed
64,774 discharged
1,180 deaths pic.twitter.com/Fyo7KgvLok

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 6, 2020

Imo State has recorded 681 cases, Nasarawa (521), Benue (501), Bayelsa (458),  Ekiti (381), Akwa Ibom (358), Jigawa (336), Niger (298), Anambra (285), Adamawa (261), Taraba (175), Sokoto (171), Yobe (100), Kebbi (93), Cross River (90), Zamfara (79), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.