The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 418 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 73,175.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday.
“On the 13th of December 2020, 418 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 73,175 cases have been confirmed, 66,090 cases have been discharged and 1,197 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 418 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (113), FCT (86), Abia (47), Kaduna (39), Rivers (27), Katsina (22), Benue (14), Oyo (13), Kano (12), Enugu (8), Edo (7), Imo (7), Bauchi (6), Ebonyi (6), Ogun (6), Ondo (4), and Nasarawa (1),” 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 | 24,952 | 1,282 | 23,439 | 231 |
| FCT | 8,424 | 1,953 | 6,383 | 88 |
| Plateau | 3,997 | 77 | 3,886 | 34 |
| Kaduna | 3,867 | 491 | 3,329 | 47 |
| Oyo | 3,760 | 343 | 3,372 | 45 |
| Rivers | 3,151 | 187 | 2,904 | 60 |
| Edo | 2,737 | 43 | 2,581 | 113 |
| Ogun | 2,328 | 171 | 2,124 | 33 |
| Kano | 1,904 | 117 | 1,731 | 56 |
| Delta | 1,829 | 43 | 1,737 | 49 |
| Ondo | 1,751 | 86 | 1,624 | 41 |
| Enugu | 1,363 | 23 | 1,319 | 21 |
| Kwara | 1,226 | 120 | 1,076 | 30 |
| Katsina | 1,197 | 163 | 1,010 | 24 |
| Gombe | 1,069 | 108 | 936 | 25 |
| Ebonyi | 1,061 | 0 | 1,031 | 30 |
| Abia | 973 | 26 | 937 | 10 |
| Osun | 962 | 10 | 931 | 21 |
| Bauchi | 808 | 30 | 764 | 14 |
| Borno | 758 | 17 | 705 | 36 |
| Imo | 688 | 21 | 655 | 12 |
| Nasarawa | 562 | 224 | 325 | 13 |
| Benue | 515 | 44 | 460 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 469 | 60 | 388 | 21 |
| Ekiti | 395 | 33 | 356 | 6 |
| Akwa Ibom | 364 | 28 | 327 | 9 |
| Jigawa | 340 | 21 | 308 | 11 |
| Adamawa | 329 | 72 | 238 | 19 |
| Niger | 298 | 4 | 282 | 12 |
| Anambra | 290 | 6 | 265 | 19 |
| Taraba | 196 | 28 | 161 | 7 |
| Sokoto | 192 | 24 | 151 | 17 |
| Kebbi | 138 | 15 | 115 | 8 |
| Yobe | 108 | 14 | 86 | 8 |
| Cross River | 90 | 3 | 78 | 9 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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