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617 new cases of COVID19 recorded in Nigeria

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617 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday, December 12.

According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 225 new cases, the highest for the day followed by FCT with181 new cases.

Other states with fresh cases include Kaduna-125, Adamawa-25, Nasarawa-20, Kano-12, Rivers-8, Edo-4, Ekiti-4, Bayelsa-3, Ogun-3, Plateau-3, Akwa Ibom-2, Delta-1 and Sokoto-1.

Nigeria now has 72,757 confirmed cases.

65,850 patients have so far been discharged with 1,194 deaths recorded so far.

See a breakdown of the number of cases per states below

617 new cases of COVID19 recorded in Nigeria