The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 675 new cases of Coronavirus.
According to NCDC, the 675 is the highest the country has recorded since Aug. 23, 2020 when 601 cases were reported. The country’s highest daily COVID-19 cases so far was 745, recorded on June 19.
The center said that the new cases were reported in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The NCDC said that the Federal Capital Territory led with 183 new infections, Lagos came a distant second with 128, followed closely by Kaduna with 85 infections.
Other states include Kwara-57, Katsina-50, Plateau-42, Rivers-39, Kano-33, Ondo-21, Ogun-17, Bauchi-10, Sokoto-5, Edo-2, Ekiti-1, Bayelsa-1 and Delta-1.
The public health agency also disclosed that 232 patients were discharged after recovering from the infection from isolation centres across the country.
The agency sadly recorded six additional COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours in the country.
“As at Dec. 10, 2020, 675 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in the country.”
