Nigeria Records Spike In Coronavirus Infections As 338 Fresh Cases Are Confirmed

338 new cases of the coronavirus, COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria.

The latest cases bring the total number of cases recorded in the country to 5959.

The latest figures were confirmed via the official twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

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