Nigeria records 550 new COVID-19 cases as total rises to 70,195

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 550 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 70,195.

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

“On the 8th of December 2020, 550 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 70,195 cases have been confirmed, 65,110 cases have been discharged and 1,182 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 550 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (219), FCT (168), Kaduna (52), Kwara (19), Kano (15), Rivers (15), Sokoto (10), Enugu(9), Gombe (8), Plateau (7), Osun (7), Anambra (5), Oyo (5), Jigawa (4), Ogun (4), Bauchi (2) and Edo (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	24,104	707	23,170	227
FCT	7,536	1,170	6,283	83
Plateau	3,921	98	3,789	34
Oyo	3,747	339	3,363	45
Kaduna	3,501	355	3,099	47
Rivers	3,070	129	2,881	60
Edo	2,724	31	2,581	112
Ogun	2,270	151	2,086	33
Kano	1,841	73	1,713	55
Delta	1,827	41	1,737	49
Ondo	1,728	103	1,585	40
Enugu	1,341	7	1,313	21
Kwara	1,144	76	1,039	29
Katsina	1,069	39	1,006	24
Ebonyi	1,055	6	1,019	30
Gombe	1,035	78	932	25
Osun	961	15	925	21
Abia	926	9	908	9
Bauchi	792	22	756	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	340	21	308	11
Niger	298	4	282	12
Anambra	290	6	265	19
Adamawa	261	4	238	19
Sokoto	182	14	151	17
Taraba	181	14	161	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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