BREAKING: Nigeria COVID-19 Cases Top 4,000 As NCDC Reports 239 New Infections

Nigeria COVID-19 cases have surpassed 4,000 on Saturday as the country recorded 239 new infections.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this via its official Twitter handle.

Of the new cases recorded, 97 was recorded in Lagos, 44 in Bauchi, 29 in Kano, 19 in Katsina, 17 in Borno and 7 in FCT.

Other states which recorded cases are Kwara(6), Oyo(5), Kaduna (3), Sokoto (3), Adamawa(2), Kebbi (2), Plateau(2), Ogun (2) and Ekiti(1).

745 Patients have been discharged so far and 128 deaths recorded.

239 new cases of #COVID19;

97-Lagos
44-Bauchi
29-Kano
19-Katsina
17-Borno
7-FCT
6-Kwara
5-Oyo
3-Kaduna
3-Sokoto
2-Adamawa
2-Kebbi
2-Plateau
2-Ogun
1-Ekiti

4151 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 745
Deaths: 128 pic.twitter.com/tVlNJr4AjL

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 9, 2020