COVID-19: Nigeria Confirmed Cases Hits 66,383, 155 Cases Recorded
According to NCDC, 155 new infections were reported in twelve states.
Joy Kalu 
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced 155 new COVID-19 cases in the country.
The health agency gave the update on its official Twitter page.
This means Nigeria now has 66,383 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and 62,067 persons have recovered.
The public health agency said the death toll in the country has risen to 1167.
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It noted that the 155 new infections were reported in twelve states in the past 24 hours.
NCDC tweeted: ''On the 22nd of November 2020, 155 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria
''Till date, 66,383 cases have been confirmed, 62,076 cases have been discharged and 1,167 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 155 new cases are reported from 12 states- Lagos (60), Katsina (37), Kaduna (35), FCT (6), Ogun (4), Edo (3), Kwara (3), Rivers(2), Kano (2), Jigawa (1), Oyo (1) and Taraba (1)
155 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 22, 2020
Lagos-60
Katsina-37
Kaduna-35
FCT-6
Ogun-4
Edo-3
Kwara-3
Rivers-2
Kano-2
Jigawa-1
Oyo-1
Taraba-1
66,383 confirmed
62,076 discharged
1,167 deaths pic.twitter.com/MZO9Vl5xco
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.
