COVID-19: Nigeria Records 999 New Cases, Total Now 79,789
''Till date, 79789 cases have been confirmed, 68879 cases have been discharged and 1231 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,'' NCDC reveals.
Joy Kalu 
Nigeria have recorded nine hundred and ninety-nine, 999, new cases of COVID-19 infections.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced the figure on Tuesday night in a tweet via its official Twitter handle.
NCDC said FCT and Lagos recorded 416 and 324 cases, respectively, while Kaduna State followed with 68 cases.
Nigeria now has a total of 79,789 confirmed cases and 1,231 deaths.
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NCDC tweeted: ''On the 22nd of December 2020, 999 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
''Till date, 79789 cases have been confirmed, 68879 cases have been discharged and 1231 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 999 new cases are reported from 18 states- FCT (416), Lagos (324), Kaduna (68), Plateau (42), Kwara (32), Kano (24), Gombe (14), Sokoto (12), Yobe (12), Akwa Ibom (11), Bayelsa (10), Rivers (7), Bauchi (7), Ogun (6), Oyo (5), Edo (4), Taraba (4) and Jigawa (1).
999 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 22, 2020
FCT-416
Lagos-324
Kaduna-68
Plateau-42
Kwara-32
Kano-24
Gombe-14
Sokoto-12
Yobe-12
Akwa Ibom-11
Bayelsa-10
Rivers-7
Bauchi-7
Ogun-6
Oyo-5
Edo-4
Taraba-4
Jigawa-1
79,789 confirmed
68,879 discharged
1,231 deaths pic.twitter.com/QguEe6Sqq1
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.
