COVID-19 WATCH
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases crosses 10,000 as deaths hit 287
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have crossed the 10,000 mark with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announcing 307 new cases on Sunday.
The increase has continued despite intensified efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic.
The new cases announced by the NCDC takes infections in Africa’s most populous nation to 10,162, out of which 3007 have been discharged with 287 losing their lives.
Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 14 states and the FCT, with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 188 cases.
307 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-188
FCT-44
Ogun-19
Kaduna-14
Oyo-12
Bayelsa-9
Gombe-5
Kano-3
Delta-3
Imo-2
Rivers-2
Niger-2
Bauchi-2
Plateau-1
Kwara-110162 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3007
Deaths: 287#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/YKOiX7aMA5— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 31, 2020
