COVID-19 WATCH
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 4,787 as US surpasses 1.3m
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 146 new COVID-19 cases as total cases hit 4,787 across 34 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The number of fatalities increased from 150 to 158, while recoveries increased from 902 to 959. Kogi and Cross River are yet to record any case.
146 new cases of #COVID19;
57-Lagos
27-Kano
10-Kwara
9-Edo
8-Bauchi
7-Yobe
4-Kebbi
4-Oyo
3-Katsina
3-Niger
2-Plateau
2-Borno
2-Sokoto
2-Benue
1-Gombe
1-Enugu
1-Ebonyi
1-Ogun
1-FCT
1-Rivers4787 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 959
Deaths: 158 pic.twitter.com/vlqzSxqacq— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 12, 2020
As of May 11, 2020, NCDC had tested a total of 28,418 samples.
As part of efforts to ramp up testing capacity, the agency has issued guidelines for private laboratories to also test for COVID-19.
Meanwhile, the United States recorded 1,894 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 82,246, according to the real-time tally by Johns Hopkins University at 8:30 pm Tuesday (0030 GMT Wednesday).
The country — hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities — has now confirmed a total of 1,367,927 cases, the Baltimore-based school reported.
