{"id":32836,"date":"2020-11-26T21:01:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T21:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=32836"},"modified":"2020-11-26T21:01:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T21:01:53","slug":"198-new-covid-19-cases-take-nigerias-total-to-66805-more-recoveries-recorded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/198-new-covid-19-cases-take-nigerias-total-to-66805-more-recoveries-recorded","title":{"rendered":"198 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria\u2019s total to 66,805. More recoveries recorded"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 198 fresh COVID-19 cases.<\/p>\n

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were recorded in 12 states of the federation and Abuja.<\/p>\n

It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities stood at 1,169 as at Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 66,805.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 62,493 patients have been discharged from various isolation facilities in the country.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO: 168 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria\u2019s total to 66,607. Deaths, recoveries updated<\/b><\/p>\n

The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: FCT (53), Lagos (48), Ogun (40), Akwa Ibom (20), Bauchi (9), Plateau (8), Kaduna (5), Kano (4), Benue (3), Jigawa (3), Nasarawa (3), Edo (1), and Kwara (1).<\/p>\n

\u201cTotal confirmed cases: 66,805.<\/p>\n

\u201cDischarged: 62,493 AND Deaths: 1,169.\u201d<\/p>\n

Opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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