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COVID-19: Benue records 8 new cases of coronavirus
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 829 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 83,576, with Benue State recoding eight new cases.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday.
“On the 26th of December 2020, 829 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 83576 cases have been confirmed, 70495 cases have been discharged and 1247 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 829 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos (296), FCT (291), Kaduna (79), Rivers (40), Kano (35), Nasarawa (25), Bauchi (19), Benue (8), Borno (7), Edo (7), Oyo (7), Sokoto (7), Cross River (3), Jigawa (3), and Ogun (2),” the NCDC said.