COVID-19: NCDC Announces 198 New Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. (NCDC) on Thursday announced 198 new cases of coronavirus in the country as Nigeria's cases reach 5, 162. 

According to the announcement, Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with 58 new cases, followed by Kano with 46 while other states recorded new figures. 

The breakdown as follows; 

193 new cases of #COVID19;

58-Lagos
46-Kano
35-Jigawa
12-Yobe
9-FCT
7-Ogun
5-Plateau
5-Gombe
4-Imo
3-Edo
3-Kwara
3-Borno
1-Bauchi
1-Nasarawa
1-Ondo

5162 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1180
Deaths: 167 pic.twitter.com/HCuipTKg6Y

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 14, 2020

The NCDC also added that it had two cases from Kaduna which were repeat tests, leaving the total number of COVID-19 cases in Kaduna at 114. 

Two cases reported yesterday from Kaduna, were repeat tests. Therefore, Kaduna has a total of 114 confirmed cases

We apologise to @contactkdsg and remain committed to ensuring the release of accurate & reliable data

Breakdown of cases by state: https://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 14, 2020