Nigeria recorded 31 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 165,809.
The latest numbers were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle:
31 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-18
Rivers-11
FCT-2165,809 confirmed
156,420 discharged
2,067 deaths pic.twitter.com/8DDGSAMJgU— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 19, 2021
Lagos state recorded the highest number of new cases with 18. Rivers and the FCT recorded 11 and 2 respectively.
156,420 persons have been successfully treated and discharged since the start of the pandemic. Nigeria has recorded 2,067 deaths.
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