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    Saturday, December 26, 2020

    COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 829 New Infections

    As Nigeria continues its fight against Coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday announced 829 new cases of COVID-19 with one coronavirus-related deaths in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory late Saturday.

    With the latest update by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the tally of infected people in the country rose to 83,576.

    NCDC also announced the discharge of 256 patients from isolation centers across the country after tested negative to coronavirus.

    Data obtained from the NCDC’s website shows that within a 24 hour period, a major financial centre for all of Africa and the economic hub of Nigeria, Lagos had 296 new infections, while Abuja, the Federal  Capital Territory of Nigeria recorded 291 new coronavirus infections, Kaduna, Rivers and Kano reported 79, 40 and 35 cases respectively.

    Other states  with  new infections are Nasarawa-25, Bauchi-19, Benue-8, Borno-7, Edo-7, Oyo-7, Sokoto-7, Cross River-3, Jigawa-3 and Ogun-2.

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has conducted about 925,215 tests since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced.

    According to NCDC on the 26th of December 2020, 829 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria

    Till date, 83,576 cases have been confirmed, 70,495 cases have been discharged and 1,247 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

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