Nigeria records 343 new cases of COVID-19, total rises to 68,303

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 343 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 68,303.

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

“On the 3rd of December 2020, 343 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 68,303 cases have been confirmed, 64,291 cases have been discharged and 1,179 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 343 new cases are reported from 14 states- FCT (123) Lagos (106) Kaduna (72) Nasarawa (14) Rivers(5), Bauchi (4), Imo (4), Ogun (4), Ekiti (3) Edo (2), Oyo (2), Plateau (2) Akwa Ibom (1) and Kano (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	23,545	463	22,856	226
FCT	6,991	656	6,252	83
Plateau	3,904	160	3,710	34
Oyo	3,730	337	3,348	45
Kaduna	3,245	264	2,934	47
Rivers	3,006	88	2,859	59
Edo	2,705	13	2,580	112
Ogun	2,237	130	2,074	33
Delta	1,824	38	1,737	49
Kano	1,799	40	1,705	54
Ondo	1,728	103	1,585	40
Enugu	1,332	21	1,290	21
Kwara	1,110	42	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	778	29	735	14
Borno	745	4	705	36
Imo	681	24	645	12
Nasarawa	507	169	325	13
Benue	496	25	460	11
Bayelsa	456	48	387	21
Ekiti	377	31	340	6
Akwa Ibom	340	11	320	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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