Kaduna State is leading other states as Nigeria’s COVID-19 new cases dropped to 56, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed.
NCDC in its Twitter handle on Monday reported that Kaduna topped the chart with 18 followed by FCT and Lagos with 17 and six COVID-19 infections respectively.
According to the health agency, “On the 23rd of November 2020, 56 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria.”
“The 56 new cases are reported from 10 states- Kaduna (18), FCT (17), Lagos (6), Plateau (5), Kano (3), Kwara (2), Yobe (2), Ekiti (1), Niger (1), and Rivers (1).”
On the caseloads of the pandemic, it stated that “Till date, 66,439 cases have been confirmed, 62,241 cases have been discharged and 1,168 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC) activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.”