Kaduna State leads with 74 new COVID-19 infections as Nigeria recorded 169, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control tweeted.
In its Twitter handle, NCDC stated “On the 26th of November 2020, 169 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.
“The 169 new cases are reported from 12 states- Kaduna (74), FCT (42), Lagos (17), Kano (8), Ogun (6), Oyo (6), Rivers (6), Ekiti (3), Bauchi (3), Katsina (2), Delta (1) and Ondo (1).”
According to the health agency, “Till date, 66,974 cases have been confirmed, 62,585 cases have been discharged and 1,169 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,” it tweeted.
✔ @NCDCgov
169 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Kaduna-74
FCT-42
Lagos-17
Kano-8
Ogun-6
Oyo-6
Rivers-6
Ekiti-3
Bauchi-3
Katsina-2
Delta-1
Ondo-1
66,974 confirmed
62,585 discharged
1,169 deaths
However, NCDC tweeted “Our discharges today include 74 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
“A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng “