Nigeria has recorded 281 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the country’s caseload to 67,838.

This is according to an update provided Tuesday night by Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Three people also died from the disease on Tuesday in Lagos, taking the fatality to 1,176.

NCDC also revealed that the 281 new cases are reported from 13 states.

NCDC tweeted: ''On the 1st of December 2020, 281 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

''Till date, 67,838 cases have been confirmed, 63,430 cases have been discharged and 1,176 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

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The 281 new cases are reported from 13 states- Lagos (123), FCT (64), Kaduna (38), Imo (15), Rivers (11), Plateau (8), Ogun (5), Bayelsa (4), Kwara (4), Bauchi (3), Edo (3), Kano (2) and Osun (1).

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 23,410, followed by Abuja (6,868), Plateau (3,877), Oyo (3,728), Kaduna (3,136), Rivers (2,996), Edo (2,699), Ogun (2,228), Delta (1,824), Kano (1,797), Ondo (1,728), Enugu (1,332),  Kwara (1,106), Ebonyi (1,055), Katsina (1,030), Osun (947), Gombe (938). Abia (926), Bauchi (773), and Borno (745).

Imo State has recorded 677 cases, Benue (496), Nasarawa (493), Bayelsa (454),  Ekiti (365), Akwa Ibom (339), Jigawa (331), Niger (298), Anambra (285), Adamawa (261), Sokoto (166), Taraba (163), Yobe (100), Kebbi (93), Cross River (90), Zamfara (79), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.