Breaking - Nigeria Records 276 New Cases Of COVID-19, 16 Death, Total Now 8344

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced a fresh update of the reported number of new  COVID-19 cases recorded in the country on Tuesday 26th May 2020.

The center made this announcement in a tweet via its official Twitter account @NCDCgov, where it discloses that Nigeria recorded 276 new cases of the novel virus, with 16 additional death cases recorded within 24 hours.

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From the breakdown released by NCDC, Lagos State alone recorded 161 new cases, 36 in Rivers, 27 in Edo, 19 in Kaduna, 10 in Nasarawa, 6 in Oyo, 4 in Kano, 3 in Delta, 3 in Ebonyi, 2 in Gombe, and 1 case was recorded in each of Ogun, Ondo, Borno, Abia, and Bauch State.

According to NCDC, Nigeria now has a total of 8,344 (Eight thousand, three hundred and forty-four) confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 2,385 (Two thousand, three hundred and eighty-five) infected persons treated and discharged,  and 249 fatalities recorded so far.

276 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-161
Rivers-36
Edo-27
Kaduna-19
Nasarawa-10
Oyo-6
Kano-4
Delta-3
Ebonyi-3
Gombe-2
Ogun-1
Ondo-1
Borno-1
Abia-1
Bauchi-1

8344 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2385
Deaths: 249#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/Xl7QefqAWQ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 26, 2020