BREAKING: Nigeria Records 146 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 4,787

Nigeria has recorded 146 fresh COVID-19 cases bringing the total infections in the country to 4,787.

This was made known by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control via its Twitter handle on Tuesday.

Lagos recorded the highest cases with 57 infections followed by Kano with 27 cases.

The total death toll in the country stands at 158 with 959 persons discharged since the outbreak of the disease in Nigeria.

146 new cases of #COVID19;

57-Lagos
27-Kano
10-Kwara
9-Edo
8-Bauchi
7-Yobe
4-Kebbi
4-Oyo
3-Katsina
3-Niger
2-Plateau
2-Borno
2-Sokoto
2-Benue
1-Gombe
1-Enugu
1-Ebonyi
1-Ogun
1-FCT
1-Rivers

4787 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 959
Deaths: 158 pic.twitter.com/vlqzSxqacq

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 12, 2020