Nigeria records 170 new COVID-19 cases as lockdown ends

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced 170 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, bringing the country’s total infections to 2,558.

According to a tweet by the NCDC, of the new infections, 39 are in Lagos, 29 from Kano, 24 in Ogun and 18 from Bauchi.

The FCT and Sokoto had 12 each, while Katsina has 8 cases and 7 cases were recorded in Borno.

Three cases were recorded in Nasarawa, two in Adamawa and one in Oyo state.

170 new cases of #COVID19;

39-Lagos
29-Kano
24-Ogun
18-Bauchi
15-Kaduna
12-FCT
12-Sokoto
8-Katsina
7-Borno
3-Nasarawa
2-Adamawa
1-Oyo

2558 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 400
Deaths: 87 pic.twitter.com/oy3zTQ1hAy

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 3, 2020

See the breakdown of cases below;