The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 81 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 164,993.
The NCDC made this known on Wednesday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 11 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“81 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-26, Enugu-13, Ogun-8, Rivers-6, Kano-6, Kaduna-5, Plateau-5, Akwa Ibom-4, Delta-3, FCT-3, Edo-2.”
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1387536397200936967?s=20
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