The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday, confirmed 229 new cases of coronavirus in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 8068.
The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle on Monday night. it also said that 90 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos.
“On the 24th of May 2020, 313 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 7839 cases have been confirmed, 2263 cases have been discharged and 226 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 313 new cases are reported from 17 states; 229 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-90, Katsina-27, Imo-26, Kano-23, FCT-14, Plateau-12. Ogun-9, Delta-7, Borno-5, Rivers-5, Oyo-4, Gombe-3, Osun-2, Anambra-1, Bayelsa-1.”
See the breakdown of cases by states below;
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 3,505 | 2,805 | 658 | 42 |
| Kano | 896 | 727 | 133 | 36 |
| FCT | 505 | 347 | 144 | 14 |
| Katsina | 308 | 243 | 51 | 14 |
| Borno | 250 | 81 | 144 | 25 |
| Jigawa | 241 | 159 | 78 | 4 |
| Oyo | 240 | 178 | 58 | 4 |
| Bauchi | 232 | 62 | 165 | 5 |
| Ogun | 231 | 123 | 101 | 7 |
| Edo | 191 | 126 | 58 | 7 |
| Kaduna | 189 | 68 | 116 | 5 |
| Gombe | 145 | 24 | 118 | 3 |
| Rivers | 116 | 78 | 30 | 8 |
| Sokoto | 116 | 12 | 90 | 14 |
| Plateau | 83 | 55 | 27 | 1 |
| Kwara | 79 | 44 | 34 | 1 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 8 | 63 | 5 |
| Yobe | 47 | 33 | 8 | 6 |
| Nasarawa | 46 | 26 | 18 | 2 |
| Osun | 42 | 5 | 33 | 4 |
| Delta | 39 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
| Ebonyi | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 |
| Kebbi | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| Niger | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| Adamawa | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
| Akwa Ibom | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| Ondo | 23 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| Ekiti | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| Enugu | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Anambra | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Imo | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Abia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Benue | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
229 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-90
Katsina-27
Imo-26
Kano-23
FCT-14
Plateau-12
Ogun-9
Delta-7
Borno-5
Rivers-5
Oyo-4
Gombe-3
Osun-2
Anambra-1
Bayelsa-1
8068 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2311
Deaths: 233 pic.twitter.com/7gTwYOOegz
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 25, 2020
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