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NCDC Reports 246 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death
NOVEMBER 22, 2020
The spread of the Coronavirus in Nigeria has continued to record significant increase as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that Nigeria now has 66,228 confirmed cases.
Th NCDC, in its latest case update, reported that 246 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in the country, having carried out a total daily test of 11,087 samples across the country.
The 246 new cases were reported from 11 states- Lagos (66), Plateau (63), FCT (48), Kaduna (21), Bayelsa (19), Rivers (12), Niger (9), Ogun (4), Ekiti (2), Bauchi (1), Osun (1).
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To date, 66,228 cases have been confirmed, 61,782 cases have been discharged and 1,166 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Nigeria has tested a total of 739,215 of its estimated 200 million population.
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) COVID-19 daily update as at November 15th, 2020 shows that Nigeria is placed in the 6th position as regards the recovery rate (93.7%), 9th position on death rate (CFR – case fatality ratio) 1.79% and 11th position on active cases (4.5%) amongst the 15 member countries of the ECOWAS.
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