COVID-19: Nigeria Records 930 New Infections, Total Now 75,062
''So far, 75062 cases have been confirmed, 66775 cases have been discharged and 1200 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,'' NCDC reveals.
Joy Kalu 
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 930 new cases of coronavirus infections in the country.
The NCDC made this known via its Twitter account on Wednesday night.
NCDC said that no death was recorded from the virus in the past 24 hours in the country.
It said the 930 new infections were from 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory, adding that the new infections raised the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 75,062.
NCDC tweeted: ''On the 16th of December 2020, 930 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.
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''Till date, 75062 cases have been confirmed, 66775 cases have been discharged and 1200 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 930 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (279), FCT (179), Plateau (62), Kaduna (54), Kano (52), Katsina (52), Imo (42), Jigawa (42), Rivers (38), Kwara (30), Nasarawa (19), Yobe (15), Ogun (13), Borno (10), Oyo (9), Niger (9), Ebonyi (6), Bauchi (6), Edo (5), Taraba (4), Sokoto (2) and Cross River (2).
Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 25,436, followed by Abuja (8,908), Plateau (4,099), Kaduna (4,098), Oyo (3,773), Rivers (3,217), Edo (2,747), Ogun (2,348), Kano (1,965), Delta (1,829), Ondo (1,751), Enugu (1,363), Katsina (1,289), Kwara (1,275), Gombe (1,104), Ebonyi (1,075), Abia (973), Osun (965), Bauchi (860), and Borno (768).
930 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 16, 2020
Lagos-279
FCT-179
Plateau-62
Kaduna-54
Kano-52
Katsina-52
Imo-42
Jigawa-42
Rivers-38
Kwara-30
Nasarawa-19
Yobe-15
Ogun-13
Borno-10
Oyo-9
Niger-9
Ebonyi-6
Bauchi-6
Edo-5
Taraba-4
Sokoto-2
Cross River-2 pic.twitter.com/I31SGUwP7B
Imo State has recorded 730 cases, Nasarawa (581), Benue (515), Bayelsa (471), Ekiti (396), Jigawa (382), Akwa Ibom (364), Adamawa (329), Niger (307), Anambra (294), Sokoto (210), Taraba (203), Kebbi (138), Yobe (123), Cross River (92), Zamfara (79), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.
