796 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory on Friday.   One the highest number in a single day since the first confirmed case in Nigeria was announced on 27 February 2020.

Since the pandemic began, 72,140 have tested positive in Nigeria and  1,190 have died.

However,  no additional COVID-19 related deaths were recorded, while 238 persons were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 65,712.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via it official  website Friday night.

According to the data released by NCDC,  FCT led with 258 cases of the virus, while Lagos came second with 248, and Kaduna state in the third position with 117

Other states with new infections are  Katsina-52, Ogun-27, Kwara-23, Gombe-22, Adamawa-17, Plateau-15, Kano-6, Rivers-2, Ondo-2, Ekiti-2, Nasarawa-2, Sokoto-2 and Taraba-1.

Nigeria has so far tested 833,755 persons since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced.

In summary, on the 11th of December 2020, 796 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria

Till date, 72,140 cases have been confirmed, 65,712 cases have been discharged and 1,190 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.