Nigeria Records 348 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 11,166

Nigeria has recorded 348 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total to 11,166, odunews.com reports.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made the announcement on Wednesday.

One death was recorded from the virus on Wednesday bringing the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to 315.

Lagos has the highest number of cases with 163 Infections reported.

“Till date, 11, 166 cases have been confirmed, 3329 cases have been discharged and 315 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” NCDC said.

The 348 new cases are reported as follows: Lagos – 163, FCT – 76, Ebonyi – 23, Rivers – 21, Delta – 8, Nasarawa – 8, Niger – 8, Enugu – 6, Bauchi – 5, Edo – 5, Ekiti – 5, Ondo – 5, Gombe – 5, Benue – 4, Ogun – 2, Osun – 1,Plateau – 1, Kogi – 1 and Anambra – 1.

A breakdown of the 11, 166 confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 5, 440 cases, followed by Kano – 970, FCT – 763, Katsina – 371, Edo – 341, Oyo – 317, Kaduna – 297, Borno – 296, Ogun – 282, Jigawa – 274, Rivers – 249, Bauchi – 246, Gombe – 169, Sokoto – 115, Kwara – 111, Plateau – 109, Delta – 106, Nasarawa – 88, Zamfara – 76, Ebonyi – 63, Yobe – 52, Osun 47, Akwa Ibom – 45, Adamawa – 42, Niger – 41, Imo – 39, Kebbi – 33, Ondo – 33, Ekiti – 25, Enugu – 24, Bayelsa – 21 Taraba – 18, Abia–15, Benue – 13, Anambra – 12, and Kogi – 3.

348 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-163
FCT-76
Ebonyi-23
Rivers-21
Delta-8
Nasarawa-8
Niger-8
Enugu-6
Bauchi-5
Edo-5
Ekiti-5
Ondo-5
Gombe-5
Benue-4
Ogun-2
Osun-1
Plateau-1
Kogi-1
Anambra-1

11166 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3329
Deaths: 315#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/h9TbFuQT80

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 3, 2020