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COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 169 New Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported Nigeria now has 66,974 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus.

In its latest COVID-19 case update, 169 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria, having carried out a total daily test of 7,101 samples across the country.

Read also: NCDC Confirms 56 New Cases, One Fatality

According to the NCDC, the 169 new cases were reported from 12 states- Kaduna (74), FCT (42), Lagos (17), Kano (8), Ogun (6), Oyo (6), Rivers (6), Ekiti (3), Bauchi (3), Katsina (2), Delta (1) and Ondo (1).

Out of the 66,974 cases that have been confirmed, 62,585 cases have been discharged while 1,169 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

A total of 756,237 tests have been carried out as of November 26, 2020.

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