COVID-19: Nigeria Records 339 New Cases

339 new cases of COVID19 have just been recorded across several states of Nigeria today.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC made this announcement this evening via Twitter, outlining Lagos with the highest number per state.

The case count has passed the 7,000 mark reaching a total of 7,016 cases according to stats as of close of day, May 21,  While 1907 have been discharged, 211 deaths have been recorded.

Level one of eased lockdown still remains in place according to National Coordinator of the presidential COVID-19 Task Force.

The new cases are distributed below:

139 – Lagos

28 – Kano

28 – Oyo

25-Edo

22-Katsina

18-Kaduna

14-Jigawa

13-Yobe

13-Plateau

11-FCT

8-Gombe

5-Ogun

4-Bauchi

4-Nasarawa

3-Delta

2-Ondo

1-Rivers

1-Adamawa

339 new cases of #COVID19;

139-Lagos
28-Kano
28-Oyo
25-Edo
22-Katsina
18-Kaduna
14-Jigawa
13-Yobe
13-Plateau
11-FCT
8-Gombe
5-Ogun
4-Bauchi
4-Nasarawa
3-Delta
2-Ondo
1-Rivers
1-Adamawa

7016 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1907
Deaths: 211 pic.twitter.com/tSmPZvB7gs

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 21, 2020