COVID-19 Alert - Nigeria Records 338 New Cases, 177 In Lagos Alone, Total Now 5959

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has released an update of the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Nigeria on 17th May 2020.

The centre gave the reported via it verified Twitter page @NCDCgov, where it stated that 338 (Three hundred and thirty-three) new cases of the novel virus (COVID-19) were recorded in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 5959 (Five thousand, nine hundred and fifty-nine).

According to the NCDC, Lagos State alone recorded 177 new cases of the virus, 64 in Kano, 21 in FCT Abuja, 16 in Rivers, 14 in Plateau, 11 in Oyo, 9 in Katsina, 4 in Jigawa, 4 in Kaduna, 3 in Abia, 3 in Bauchi, 3 in Borno, 2 in Gombe, 2 in Akwa Ibom, 2 in Delta, 1 case in Ondo, Kebbi and Sokoto State respectively.

The centre also released the total breakdown of COVID-19 cases by states, with Lagos State leading the chart with a total of 2550 confirmed cases, followed by Kano State with 825 total cases.

Nigeria has now recorded a total of 5959 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 1594 infected persons treated and discharged from its isolation centres, and a total death cases of 182 reported so far.

See tweet below...

338 new cases of #COVID19;

177-Lagos
64-Kano
21-FCT
16-Rivers
14-Plateau
11-Oyo
9-Katsina
4-Jigawa
4-Kaduna
3-Abia
3-Bauchi
3-Borno
2-Gombe
2-Akwa Ibom
2-Delta
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi
1-Sokoto

5959 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1594
Deaths: 182 pic.twitter.com/1nC9HjskN3

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 17, 2020