The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 390 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 69,645.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday.
“On the 7th of December 2020, 390 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 69,645 cases have been confirmed, 64,947 cases have been discharged and 1,181 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 390 new cases are reported from 20 states- FCT (89), Gombe (89), Kaduna (62), Lagos (35), Kwara (15), Borno (13), Nasarawa (10), Rivers (10), Bauchi (8), Ogun (8), Osun (7), Bayelsa (7), Kano (7), Edo (6), Taraba (6), Ekiti (5), Katsina (5), Akwa Ibom (4), Delta (3) and Sokoto (1).
“Our discharges today include 74 community recoveries in Gombe State and 6 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines,” the NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 23,885 | 538 | 23,120 | 227 |
| FCT | 7,368 | 1,004 | 6,281 | 83 |
| Plateau | 3,914 | 145 | 3,735 | 34 |
| Oyo | 3,742 | 334 | 3,363 | 45 |
| Kaduna | 3,449 | 315 | 3,087 | 47 |
| Rivers | 3,055 | 120 | 2,876 | 59 |
| Edo | 2,723 | 30 | 2,581 | 112 |
| Ogun | 2,266 | 147 | 2,086 | 33 |
| Delta | 1,827 | 41 | 1,737 | 49 |
| Kano | 1,826 | 58 | 1,713 | 55 |
| Ondo | 1,728 | 103 | 1,585 | 40 |
| Enugu | 1,332 | 21 | 1,290 | 21 |
| Kwara | 1,125 | 57 | 1,039 | 29 |
| Katsina | 1,069 | 39 | 1,006 | 24 |
| Ebonyi | 1,055 | 6 | 1,019 | 30 |
| Gombe | 1,027 | 71 | 931 | 25 |
| Osun | 954 | 9 | 924 | 21 |
| Abia | 926 | 9 | 908 | 9 |
| Bauchi | 790 | 34 | 742 | 14 |
| Borno | 758 | 17 | 705 | 36 |
| Imo | 681 | 24 | 645 | 12 |
| Nasarawa | 531 | 193 | 325 | 13 |
| Benue | 501 | 30 | 460 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 465 | 56 | 388 | 21 |
| Ekiti | 386 | 29 | 351 | 6 |
| Akwa Ibom | 362 | 29 | 324 | 9 |
| Jigawa | 336 | 17 | 308 | 11 |
| Niger | 298 | 4 | 282 | 12 |
| Anambra | 285 | 1 | 265 | 19 |
| Adamawa | 261 | 4 | 238 | 19 |
| Taraba | 181 | 14 | 161 | 6 |
| Sokoto | 172 | 5 | 150 | 17 |
| Yobe | 100 | 8 | 84 | 8 |
| Kebbi | 93 | 1 | 84 | 8 |
| Cross River | 90 | 3 | 78 | 9 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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