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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 1,041 New Infections, Six Fatalities

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that the country’s COVID-19 infections tally has risen to 81,963.

The NCDC, in its latest case update dated December 24, reported 1,041 new infections and 6 deaths resulting from COVID-19 complications.

Read also: COVID-19: Nigeria Records 155 New Cases, One Death

The new cases were recorded in 23 states — Lagos (316), FCT (210), Kaduna (83), Plateau (70), Gombe (56), Oyo (56), Katsina (47), Nasarawa (35), Kano (33), Ogun (21), Rivers (17), Niger (14), Imo (14), Delta (12), Kwara (12), Edo (12), Benue (9), Anambra (8), Taraba (4), Ekiti (4), Ebonyi (6), Bayelsa (1), and Sokoto (1).

Eko Hot Blog gathers that out of the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 69,651 cases have been discharged while 1,242 deaths have been recorded so far.

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