Nigeria records 281 new cases of COVID-19, total now 67,838

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 281 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 67,838.

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

“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.

“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),” 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	23,410	844	22,343	223
FCT	6,868	722	6,063	83
Plateau	3,877	145	3,698	34
Oyo	3,728	340	3,343	45
Kaduna	3,136	225	2,864	47
Rivers	2,996	87	2,850	59
Edo	2,699	7	2,580	112
Ogun	2,228	145	2,050	33
Delta	1,824	38	1,737	49
Kano	1,797	38	1,705	54
Ondo	1,728	103	1,585	40
Enugu	1,332	21	1,290	21
Kwara	1,106	38	1,039	29
Ebonyi	1,055	6	1,019	30
Katsina	1,030	23	983	24
Osun	947	4	922	21
Gombe	938	56	857	25
Abia	926	9	908	9
Bauchi	773	27	732	14
Borno	745	4	705	36
Imo	677	42	623	12
Benue	496	25	460	11
Nasarawa	493	155	325	13
Bayelsa	454	46	387	21
Ekiti	365	24	335	6
Akwa Ibom	339	19	311	9
Jigawa	331	12	308	11
Niger	298	4	282	12
Anambra	285	1	265	19
Adamawa	261	4	238	19
Sokoto	166	1	148	17
Taraba	163	4	153	6
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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