Giving an update on the outbreak of the disease in a Facebook post on Monday, the agency noted that the new infections were recorded in 12.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded no new case. Similarly, no infected person was reported dead on Sunday.
Of the fresh infections, Lagos had 314, Ogun confirmed 27, Plateau reported 18, Edo recorded 17, Enugu confirmed 11, Abia recorded eight, and Delta had seven.
Others are Bayelsa – five, Kano – four, Rivers – four, Osun – two, and Oyo – one.
This brings the total number of cases confirmed since the outbreak of the disease in Nigeria to 217,481 confirmed from the 3,629,527 samples collected and tested by the NCDC since the outbreak of the disease in February 2020.
Of the confirmed cases, the nation’s death toll from the disease stands at 2,981, while the number of those who have been successfully treated and discharged rose to 207,746.
According to the NCDC, the latest report includes 18 confirmed cases reported in Plateau for December 6, 11 confirmed cases reported in Enugu for December 10, as well as seven and three confirmed cases reported in Delta December 11 and 12 respectively.
The report also included 18 discharged cases in Enugu for December 10, and two discharged cases in Lagos for December 10, while Ekiti, Ondo, and Sokoto and had no new infections.
See the breakdown of cases according to states below:
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 80,599 | 2,892 | 76,953 | 754 |
| FCT | 23,779 | 309 | 23,246 | 224 |
| Rivers | 13,069 | 121 | 12,794 | 154 |
| Kaduna | 10,188 | 60 | 10,047 | 81 |
| Plateau | 10,002 | 85 | 9,844 | 73 |
| Oyo | 8,865 | 89 | 8,585 | 191 |
| Edo | 6,669 | 61 | 6,328 | 280 |
| Ogun | 5,417 | 42 | 5,295 | 80 |
| Ondo | 4,591 | 18 | 4,475 | 98 |
| Kano | 4,448 | 41 | 4,285 | 122 |
| Akwa Ibom | 4,348 | 228 | 4,076 | 44 |
| Delta | 4,179 | 1,513 | 2,556 | 110 |
| Kwara | 4,004 | 231 | 3,709 | 64 |
| Osun | 3,036 | 13 | 2,937 | 86 |
| Enugu | 2,815 | 11 | 2,775 | 29 |
| Gombe | 2,757 | 28 | 2,669 | 60 |
| Nasarawa | 2,517 | 133 | 2,345 | 39 |
| Anambra | 2,405 | 0 | 2,386 | 19 |
| Katsina | 2,360 | 71 | 2,252 | 37 |
| Imo | 2,265 | 233 | 1,991 | 41 |
| Ebonyi | 2,062 | 26 | 2,004 | 32 |
| Abia | 2,044 | 11 | 2,002 | 31 |
| Benue | 1,907 | 370 | 1,512 | 25 |
| Bauchi | 1,817 | 18 | 1,776 | 23 |
| Ekiti | 1,787 | 17 | 1,742 | 28 |
| Borno | 1,356 | 12 | 1,306 | 38 |
| Taraba | 1,269 | 15 | 1,222 | 32 |
| Bayelsa | 1,256 | 12 | 1,216 | 28 |
| Adamawa | 1,157 | 27 | 1,098 | 32 |
| Niger | 1,073 | 55 | 998 | 20 |
| Sokoto | 810 | 0 | 782 | 28 |
| Cross River | 667 | 3 | 639 | 25 |
| Jigawa | 619 | 2 | 600 | 17 |
| Yobe | 502 | 3 | 490 | 9 |
| Kebbi | 470 | 0 | 454 | 16 |
| Zamfara | 367 | 4 | 354 | 9 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
