The total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria has increased to 2,802 after 245 new infections were recorded on Monday.
The 245 new cases were recorded in Lagos, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Borno, Bauchi, FCT, Edo, Oyo, Adamawa, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun, Benue, Niger, Zamfara.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle on Monday.
It tweeted: 245 new cases of #COVID19; 76-Lagos, 37-Katsina, 32-Jigawa, 23-Kano, 19-FCT, 18-Borno, 10-Edo, 9-Bauchi, 6-Adamawa, 5-Oyo, 5-Ogun, 1-Ekiti, 1-Osun, 1-Benue, 1-Niger, 1-Zamfara. 417 have been discharged with 93 deaths recorded.”
The centre explained that nine cases previously announced as discharged cases were reported in error. Therefore, there are 417 cases that have been discharged.
“One case reported in Nasarawa was a repeat test. The state has a total of 11 confirmed cases,” it said.
Breakdown of cases by states;
245 new cases of #COVID19;
76-Lagos
37-Katsina
32-Jigawa
23-Kano
19-FCT
18-Borno
10-Edo
9-Bauchi
6-Adamawa
5-Oyo
5-Ogun
1-Ekiti
1-Osun
1-Benue
1-Niger
1-Zamfara2802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 417
Deaths: 93 pic.twitter.com/IkHR3dpcVV— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 4, 2020
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