“89 In Abuja, 89 In Gombe” – Nigeria Records 390 New Coronavirus Cases As Total Rises To 69,645

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 390 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 69,645.

The NCDC made this known on Monday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 20 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“On the 7th of December 2020, 390 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria,” NCDC said.

“The 390 new cases are reported from 20 states – FCT (89), Gombe (89), Kaduna (62), Lagos (35), Kwara (15), Borno (13), Nasarawa (10), Rivers (10), Bauchi (8), Ogun (8), Osun (7), Bayelsa (7), Kano (7), Edo (6), Taraba (6), Ekiti (5), Katsina (5), Akwa Ibom (4), Delta (3) and Sokoto (1).

“Till date, 69,645 cases have been confirmed, 64,947 cases have been discharged and 1,181 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Our discharges today include 74 community recoveries in Gombe State and 6 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/KLmMlhIveT

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 8, 2020