Nigeria records 920 new COVID-19 cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 920 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, 19th of December 2020.

NCDC in a fresh update said the new cases were recorded in 17 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The agency also announced that as of 11:20 pm on 18th December, there are 77,933 total COVID-19 confirmed cases reported in Nigeria.

67,784 patients have been discharged with 1,218 deaths across the country.

Here is the list of States and number of cases recorded on Saturday.

1. Lagos-308
2. FCT-207
3. Kaduna-179
4. Plateau-46
5. Niger-43
6. Adamawa-26
7. Sokoto-18
8. Rivers-16
9. Yobe-15
10. Enugu-13
11. Kano-13
12. Ogun-12
13. Delta-10
14. Edo-5
15. Osun-3
16. Oyo-3
17. Anambra-2
18. Ekiti-1