Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 2,558 as crowd throng banks [VIDEO]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recorded 170 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 2,558, as lockdown gets lifted.

According to the agency, fatalities from coronavirus-related complications have increased to 87.

It tweeted, “On the 3rd of May 2020, 170 new confirmed cases and two deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 2558 cases have been confirmed, 400 cases have been discharged and 87 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 170 new cases are reported from 12 states- Lagos(39), Kano(29), Ogun(24), Bauchi(18), Kaduna(15), FCT (12), Sokoto(12), Katsina(8), Borno(7), Nasarawa(3), Adamawa(2), Oyo(1).”

Meanwhile, following the resumption of activities in different parts of the state today May 4, some social media users have been sharing videos and photos to give an insight on the state of things in their communities, as Nigerians storm banks.

While #MaskUpLagos is trending for Lagosians to observe the use of face mask while going out today, #Danfo is also trending because of non-observance of social distancing in “Danfos” which is used by many Lagosians as a means of transportation.

As at yesterday May 3, there are 1107 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Lagos state. Beleow are photos and videos shared by some social media users, living in different parts of Lagos.