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COVID-19: Cases near 6,000 as NCDC announces 338 new cases

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5 years ago

May 17, 2020

Nigeria has recorded 338 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 5,959.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this late Sunday.

Of the new cases, 177 are confirmed to be in Lagos, 64 in Kano, 21 in FCT, 16 in Rivers, 14 in Plateau, 11 in Oyo

Also,9 in Katsina, 4-Jigawa, 4-Kaduna, 3-Abia, 3-Bauchi, 3-Borno, 2-Gombe 2-Akwa Ibom, 2-Delta, 1-Ondo, 1-Kebbi and 1-Sokoto.

338 new cases of #COVID19;

177-Lagos
64-Kano
21-FCT
16-Rivers
14-Plateau
11-Oyo
9-Katsina
4-Jigawa
4-Kaduna
3-Abia
3-Bauchi
3-Borno
2-Gombe
2-Akwa Ibom
2-Delta
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi
1-Sokoto

5959 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1594
Deaths: 182 pic.twitter.com/1nC9HjskN3
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 17, 2020