Nigeria has recorded 1,145 new cases of coronavirus infections on December 17, 2020, which brings the total of confirmed cases to 76,207.
The highest cases were recorded in Lagos-459, FCT-145, Kaduna-138, Plateau-80, Katsina-70, Gombe-52 and Niger-31.
Others are , 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.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), out of the 76,207 confirmed cases in the country, 67,110 patients have been discharged while 1,201 deaths have been recorded.