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COVID-19: Nigeria Records Three More Deaths, 749 New Infections

The latest figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that Nigeria now has a total of 85,560 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 

In its latest case update dated December 29, the NCDC reports 749 new infections and 3 deaths resulting from COVID-19 complications.

The new infections were recorded in 18 states — Lagos (299), Plateau (131), Kaduna (83), FCT (74), Kwara (35), Sokoto (26), Edo (18), Kano (17), Katsina (16), Delta (11), Nasarawa (10), Ondo (9), Bauchi (9), Rivers (5), Akwa Ibom (3), Jigawa (1), Osun (1) and Ekiti (1).

Read also: COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 397 New Cases, Ten Fatalities

As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, out of the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 71,937 cases have been discharged while the death toll stands at 1,267.

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