Nigeria has recorded 1368 new cases of COVID-19 in 19 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The COVID-19 result was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update for Monday, December 20.
The states include Lagos (844), FCT (209), Oyo (58), Abia (51), Ondo (39), Ogun (30), Kaduna (26), Delta (20), Akwa Ibom (17), Osun (15), Ekiti (12), Anambra (7), Zamfara (7), Cross River (6), Kano (6), Kwara (6), Rivers (6), Bauchi (5), Gombe (3), Plateau (1).
The report contains a backlog of 33 cases from Anambra and Kaduna, and a backlog of 24 discharges from Anambra and the FCT.
The NCDC said 123 persons were discharged after recovering from the infection. There were no fatalities. The country’s death toll stands at 2,985.
With the newly reported cases, Nigeria has now confirmed a total of 225,255 cases.