Nigeria’s toll of confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 4,641 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 242 fresh cases of the disease on Monday.
The agency also reported additional 10 deaths from the disease.
The NCDC said in a tweet that the new cases were recorded in 14 states and the Federal Capital territory.
The states are Lagos, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Ogun, Gombe, Adamawa, FCT, Ondo, Oyo, Rivers, Zamfara, Borno and Bauchi states.
“On the May 11, 242 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 4641 cases have been confirmed, 902 cases have been discharged and 150 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” said the NCDC.
A breakdown of all the confirmed cases so far shows that 4, 641 infections have been reported in Nigeria since the index case in February.
Of that number, 3,588 cases are still active, 902 have recovered and have been discharged, and 151 deaths have been reported.
A breakdown of the 4, 641 confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 1,933 cases, followed by Kano – 666, FCT – 359, Katsina – 205,Borno – 186, Bauchi – 182, Ogun – 126, Gombe – 118, Jigawa – 118, Kaduna – 111, Sokoto – 106, Edo – 79, Zamfara – 73.Oyo – 64l5, Osun – 39, Kwara – 34, Nasarawa – 25, Kebbi – 24, Rivers – 22, Delta – 17, Plateau – 19,Adamawa – 21,, Akwa Ibom – 17, Taraba – 15, Ondo – 16, Yobe – 13, Ekiti – 15, Enugu – 10,Ebonyi – 7, Niger – 6, Bayelsa – 6, Benue – 2, Imo – 3, Abia – 2, Anambra – 1.
