The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday recorded 284 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 6,677.
The death toll from the virus increased rose to 200 as the agency reported eight fatalities.
The NCDC in a late night tweet said the 284 new cases were reported in 13 states: Lagos, Rivers, Oyo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Borno, Plateau, Jigawa, Kano, Abia, Ekiti, Delta, Kwara,and Taraba.
“On May 20, 284 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths was recorded in Nigeria
“Till date, 6677 cases have been confirmed, 1, 840 cases have been discharged and 200 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” it tweeted.
It added that the 284 new cases were reported from 13 states as follows: Lagos – 199, Rivers – 26, Oyo – 19, FCT – 8, Borno – 8, Plateau – 7, Jigawa – 6, Kano – 5, Abia – 2, Ekiti – 1, Delta – 1, Kwara – 1, and Taraba – 1,” said the NCDC.
The agency also made a correction on an error in its case computation for Zamfara on May 18.
“On May 18, 8 new cases in Zamfara were erroneously announced
Therefore, as at the 20th of May 2020, Zamfara has recorded a total of 76 confirmed cases
“We apologise to @Zamfara_state for this error and reiterate our commitment to accurate and transparent reporting of data,” it stated.
Nigeria has so far tested 38, 231 persons since the beginning of the pandemic.
A breakdown of all the confirmed cases so far shows that 4,637 cases are still active, 1,840 have recovered and have been discharged, while 200 deaths have been reported.
A breakdown of the 6,677 confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 2,954 cases, followed by Kano – 847, FCT – 435, Katsina – 281, Bauchi – 224, Borno – 227, Jigawa – 211, Ogun – 178, Oyo – 162,Kaduna – 152, Gombe – 136, Edo – 119, Sokoto – 113, Rivers – 79, ,Zamfara – 76, Kwara – 66, Plateau – 57, Osun – 42, Nasarawa – 34, Yobe – 32, Kebbi – 32, Delta – 28, Adamawa – 26, Niger – 22, Ondo – 20, Ekiti – 19,Akwa Ibom – 18, Taraba – 18, Enugu – 16, Ebonyi – 13, Imo – 7, Bayelsa – 7, Abia – 7, Benue – 5, and Anambra – 5 .
