Nigeria records 1584 new cases of COVID-19 in 10 states, Abuja

Nigeria has recorded 1584 new cases of COVID-19 in 10 states and the federal capital territory, Abuja.

This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update for December 17, Friday.

The NCDC said 28 persons were discharged, and that one person died of COVID complications. The country’s death toll stands at 2,984.

With the newly reported cases, Nigeria has now confirmed a total of 222,655 cases.

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WITHIN NIGERIA had earlier reported that Nigeria has recorded 1050 new cases of COVID-19 in 10 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).

This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update for December 16.