The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has that confirmed that Nigeria recorded 193 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number of infections to 5162.he new figures in a tweet late Thursday.
The NCDC in a tweet said that 58 of the new cases were in Lagos, 46 were recorded in Kano, 35in Jigawa and 12 in Yobe state.
Nine cases were recorded in the FCT while 7 others were recorded in Ogun.
Plateau and Gombe had five new cases each, four cases were recorded in Imo state while three new cases each were discovered in Edo, Kwara and Borno state.
One case each was recorded in Bauchi, Nasarawa and Ondo.
The total number of active cases in the country now sits at 3,815 while 1,180 persons have been discharged.
As at the early hours of Friday, May 15th, the total number of fatalities recorded is 167.
Highlights
- On the 14th of May 2020, 193 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
- No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
- Till date, 5162 cases have been confirmed, 1180 cases have been discharged and 167 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory
- The 193 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos(58), Kano(46), Jigawa(35), Yobe(12), FCT(9), Ogun(7), Plateau(5), Gombe(5), Imo(4), Edo(3), Kwara(3), Borno(3), Bauchi (1), Nasarawa (1), Ondo(1)
