Nigeria recorded more cases of coronavirus on Monday, with Lagos still maintaining the lead, followed by Kano and Katsina states.
As declared by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Nigeria recorded 242 new cases of COVID-19 in its figures released Monday night.
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In the figures released, Lagos State recorded 88 cases, Kano, Katsina and Kaduna States had 64, 49 and 13 new infections respectively.
242 new cases of #COVID19;
88-Lagos
64-Kano
49-Katsina
13-Kaduna
9-Ogun
6-Gombe
4-Adamawa
3-FCT
1-Ondo
1-Oyo
1–Rivers
1-Zamfara
1-Borno
1-Bauchi4641 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 902
Deaths: 150 pic.twitter.com/2eK1cRJeH0— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 11, 2020
They were followed by Ogun, Gombe and Adamawa states, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as they all recorded nine, six, four and three cases respectively.
But the lowest category fell within Ondo, Oyo, Rivers, Zamfara, Borno and Bauchi states had one new case each.
On the 10th of April 2020, we erroneously announced 2 new deaths in Nasarawa
There was 1 death in Nasarawa reported on the 10th of April
We apologise to the State Government for this error, & remain committed to providing accurate data
For breakdown: https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/nOnR4k5tmJ
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 11, 2020
Nigeria thus far according to NCDC had recorded 4,641 cases of COVID-19 with 150 deaths, and the country had successfully treated and discharged 902 patients.
