Nigeria has recorded 226 new COVID-19 cases, NCDC reports.
Nigeria has recorded 226 new COVID-19 cases, NCDC reports.
Lagos also recorded 131 cases bringing the total in the state to 2,755.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made this known in a tweet on Tuesday.
226 new cases of #COVID19;
131-Lagos
25-Ogun
15-Plateau
11-Edo
7-Kaduna
6-Oyo
5-FCT
5-Adamawa
4-Jigawa
4-Ebonyi
4-Borno
3-Nasarawa
2-Bauchi
2-Gombe
1-Enugu
1-Bayelsa6401 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1734
Deaths: 192 pic.twitter.com/KJeNRAKFVG— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 19, 2020
Announcing the new cases in the country, NCDC said: “On the 19th of May 2020, 226 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria
No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 6401 cases have been confirmed, 1734 cases have been discharged and 192 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 226 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos (131), Ogun (25), Plateau (15), Edo (11), Kaduna (7), Oyo (6), FCT (5), Adamawa (5), Jigawa (4), Ebonyi (4), Borno (4), Nasarawa (3), Bauchi (2), Gombe (2), Enugu (1), Bayelsa (1)”, the NCDC said.
