COVID-19: Nigeria Records More Deaths As Total Hits 78,790
According to NCDC, 78,790 cases have been confirmed, 68,483 cases have been discharged and 1,227 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Joy Kalu 
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has sadly reported six additional deaths, with 356 new COVID-19 infections in the country.
NCDC made this known in a post via its verified website on Monday night.
The public health agency said that 180 patients were discharged from isolation centres across Nigeria, after recovering from the infection.
NCDC said that the new infections were reported from 14 states and the FCT.
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NCDC tweeted: ''On the 21st of December 2020, 356 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
''Till date, 78,790 cases have been confirmed, 68,483 cases have been discharged and 1,227 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 356 new cases are reported from 15 states- FCT (79), Lagos (59), Kaduna (56), Katsina (37), Nasarawa (30), Kano (25), Edo (18), Gombe (14), Kebbi (12) Akwa Ibom (7), Rivers (7), Sokoto (7), Abia (3), Ogun (1) and Cross River (1).
356 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 21, 2020
FCT-79
Lagos-59
Kaduna-56
Katsina-37
Nasarawa-30
Kano-25
Edo-18
Gombe-14
Kebbi-12
Akwa Ibom-7
Rivers-7
Sokoto-7
Abia-3
Ogun-1
Cross River -1
78,790 confirmed
68,483 discharged
1,227 deaths pic.twitter.com/GckLF4BDph
The agency said that the multi-sectoral National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continued to coordinate the national response activities
