Breaking - Nigeria Records 288 New Cases Of COVID-19, 179 In Lagos Alone, Total Now 5445

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has released an update of the new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria on Friday 15th May 2020.

The centre announced this via it verified Twitter page @NCDCgov, where it stated that Nigeria recorded 288 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 5445 (Five thousand, four hundred and forty-five).

According to the tweet released by the NCDC, a total of 179 cases were recorded in Lagos State alone, 20 in Kaduna, 15 in Katsina, 15 in Jigawa, 13 in Borno, 11 in Ogun, 8 in Kano, 7 in FCT, 4 in Niger, 4 in Ekiti, 3 in Oyo, 3 in Delta, 3 in Bauchi, 2 in Kwara, and 1 case in Edo State.

The centre also released the total breakdown of coronavirus (COVID -19) confirmed cases per states, where Lagos State still leads with a total of 2278 cases followed by Kano State having a total of 761 cases so far.

From the report, Nigeria has now recorded a total number of 5445 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1320 infected persons treated and discharged, and 171 death cases recorded so far.

288 new cases of #COVID19;

179-Lagos
20-Kaduna
15-Katsina
15-Jigawa
13-Borno
11-Ogun
8-Kano
7-FCT
4-Niger
4-Ekiti
3-Oyo
3-Delta
3-Bauchi
2-Kwara
1-Edo

5445 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1320
Deaths: 171 pic.twitter.com/WOllJ4pGlc

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 15, 2020