Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 212 new cases of coronavirus confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 212 coronavirus cases, according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on their 12th of November.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 64,728 confirmed. The centre also stated that 60,790 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,162 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigerians as of the night of Thursday 12th of November was 2,776.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “212 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

“Lagos-71, Imo-26, Plateau-26, FCT-19, Ondo-17, Kaduna-14, Rivers-9, Oyo-9, Katsina-6, Osun-4, Bauchi-2, Ekiti-2, Nasarawa-2, Ogun-2, Kano-1, Kwara-1, Taraba-1

“64,728 confirmed, 60,790 discharged, 1,162 deaths”

212 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-71
Imo-26
Plateau-26
FCT-19
Ondo-17
Kaduna-14
Rivers-9
Oyo-9
Katsina-6
Osun-4
Bauchi-2
Ekiti-2-
Nasarawa-2
Ogun-2
Kano-1
Kwara-1
Taraba-1

64,728 confirmed
60,790 discharged
1,162 deaths pic.twitter.com/1evegK9VhL

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 12, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/HkD0C9Cj8Y

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 12, 2020