COVID-19 WATCH
Nigeria records 241 new cases as toll nears 11,000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced 241 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Nigeria bringing the total number of cases to 10,819.
According to the health agency, Lagos reported the highest number with 142 new cases, followed by Oyo with 15 and the FCT with 13.
Other states with new cases include Kano with 12, Edo 11, Delta 10, Kaduna and Rivers each with nine, Borno eight, Jigawa four, Gombe and Plateau each with three and Osun and Bauchi each with one.
While the number of deaths rose to 314, the number of discharge cases also grew to 3,239.
241 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-142
Oyo-15
FCT-13
Kano-12
Edo-11
Delta-10
Kaduna -9
Rivers-9
Borno-8
Jigawa-4
Gombe-3
Plateau-3
Osun-1
Bauchi-110819 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3239
Deaths: 314#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/VIRaG5lGiN— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 2, 2020
