The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday, announced that the country has recorded 182 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 8,915.
The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Thursday night.
“On the 28th of May 2020, 182 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 8915 cases have been confirmed, 2592 cases have been discharged and 259 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 182 new cases are reported from 16 states; Lagos-111, FCT-16, Akwa Ibom-10, Oyo-8, Kaduna-6, Delta-6, Rivers-5, Ogun-4, Ebonyi-4, Kano-3, Plateau-2, Gombe-2, Kebbi-1, Kwara-2, Bauchi-1, Borno-1,” it said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 4,123 | 3,331 | 745 | 47 |
| Kano | 939 | 759 | 139 | 41 |
| FCT | 535 | 363 | 158 | 14 |
| Katsina | 358 | 293 | 51 | 14 |
| Oyo | 260 | 166 | 88 | 6 |
| Borno | 258 | 73 | 160 | 25 |
| Ogun | 246 | 109 | 128 | 9 |
| Jigawa | 241 | 159 | 78 | 4 |
| Edo | 240 | 158 | 69 | 13 |
| Bauchi | 234 | 22 | 205 | 7 |
| Kaduna | 221 | 77 | 138 | 6 |
| Rivers | 176 | 121 | 43 | 12 |
| Gombe | 154 | 32 | 119 | 3 |
| Sokoto | 116 | 9 | 93 | 14 |
| Plateau | 99 | 50 | 47 | 2 |
| Kwara | 87 | 49 | 37 | 1 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 5 | 66 | 5 |
| Nasarawa | 62 | 42 | 18 | 2 |
| Delta | 57 | 36 | 14 | 7 |
| Yobe | 47 | 32 | 8 | 7 |
| Akwa Ibom | 45 | 29 | 14 | 2 |
| Osun | 44 | 5 | 35 | 4 |
| Ebonyi | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0 |
| Adamawa | 38 | 15 | 20 | 3 |
| Imo | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| Kebbi | 33 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Niger | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| Ondo | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 |
| Ekiti | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Enugu | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Anambra | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Abia | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Benue | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Kogi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
182 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-111
FCT-16
Akwa Ibom-10
Oyo-8
Kaduna-6
Delta-6
Rivers-5
Ogun-4
Ebonyi-4
Kano-3
Plateau-2
Gombe-2
Kebbi-1
Kwara-2
Bauchi-1
Borno-1
8915 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 2592
Deaths: 259 pic.twitter.com/j23D8XfjOk
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 28, 2020
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