COVID-19: NCDC confirms 236 new cases, total now 65,693

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 236 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 65,693

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday.

It said the new cases were confirmed in 14 states.

“On the 18th of November 2020, 236 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 65,693 cases have been confirmed, 61,457 cases have been discharged and 1,163 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

“The 236 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos (142), Ogun (19), Kaduna (15), FCT (14), Imo (14), Rivers (14), Plateau (6), Katsina (3), Ekiti (2), Jigawa (2), Oyo (2), Cross River (1), Kano (1), Taraba (1),” the NCDC said.

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	22,704	1,305	21,179	220
FCT	6,399	378	5,939	82
Plateau	3,730	53	3,644	33
Oyo	3,695	390	3,260	45
Rivers	2,930	106	2,765	59
Kaduna	2,793	80	2,667	46
Edo	2,690	19	2,559	112
Ogun	2,122	94	1,997	31
Delta	1,823	37	1,737	49
Kano	1,768	24	1,690	54
Ondo	1,722	98	1,585	39
Enugu	1,332	21	1,290	21
Kwara	1,088	33	1,028	27
Ebonyi	1,055	6	1,019	30
Katsina	968	11	933	24
Osun	942	16	906	20
Gombe	938	56	857	25
Abia	926	9	908	9
Bauchi	750	16	720	14
Borno	745	4	705	36
Imo	662	37	613	12
Benue	493	22	460	11
Nasarawa	485	147	325	13
Bayelsa	426	23	382	21
Ekiti	348	13	329	6
Jigawa	327	8	308	11
Akwa Ibom	319	21	289	9
Niger	286	10	264	12
Anambra	285	1	265	19
Adamawa	261	4	238	19
Sokoto	165	0	148	17
Taraba	156	11	139	6
Kebbi	93	1	84	8
Yobe	92	13	71	8
Cross River	90	3	78	9
Zamfara	79	1	73	5
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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