The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 343 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 68,303.
The NCDC made this known on Thursday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 14 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“On the 3rd of December 2020, 343 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” NCDC said.
“The 343 new cases are reported from 14 states – FCT (123) Lagos (106) Kaduna (72) Nasarawa (14) Rivers(5), Bauchi (4), Imo (4), Ogun (4), Ekiti (3) Edo (2), Oyo (2), Plateau (2) Akwa Ibom (1) and Kano (1).
“Till date, 68,303 cases have been confirmed, 64,291 cases have been discharged and 1,179 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
See the breakdown of cases by state below:
Our discharges today include 142 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/eHTx7xrl6S
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 3, 2020
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