The Nigeria Center For Disease Control, NCDC, has announced that Nigeria recorded 1145 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, December 17th.
According to the NCDC’s data, Lagos recorded 459 fresh cases, followed by Abuja with 145 fresh cases, Kaduna-138, Plateau-80, Katsina-70, Gombe-52, Niger-31, Kano-23, Bayelsa-21, Bauchi-18, Ondo-18, Rivers-17, Ogun-12, Oyo-12, Edo-8, Nasarawa-8, Ebonyi-7, Osun-6, Ekiti-5, Kebbi-5, Borno-4, Jigawa-3, Akwa Ibom-2, and Anambra -1.
See breakdown of the cases in each states below.
The Nigerian government urge all Nigerians to follow the Health Ministry’s guidelines and abide by the recommended safety measures to protect yourself from coronavirus which include social distancing rule, washing your hand with soap or sanitizer, avoid large gathering and others.
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