COVID-19: Number Of Recoveries In Nigeria Pass 1, 000

 

Nigeria’s tally of confirmed recoveries of Coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) rose to 1, 000 on Wednesday with 111 more persons discharged as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Allnews reports that the agency announced that six additional deaths were recorded across the country too.

NCDC said 184 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from 21 states plus the nations's capital: Lagos – 51, Jigawa – 23, Bauchi – 16, Katsina – 16, Kano – 14, FCT – 10, Rivers – 10, Kwara – 9, Delta – 5, Kaduna – 5, Sokoto – 4, Oyo – 4, Kebbi - 3, Nasarawa - 3, Osun -3,  Ondo - 2, Ebonyi - 1, Edo -1, Enugu -1, Niger -1, Plateau -1 and Anambra – 1.

 

184 new cases of #COVID19;

51-Lagos
23-Jigawa
16-Bauchi
16-Katsina
14-Kano
10-FCT
10-Rivers
9-Kwara
5-Delta
5-Kaduna
4-Sokoto
4-Oyo
3-Kebbi
3-Nasarawa
3-Osun
2-Ondo
1-Ebonyi
1-Edo
1-Enugu
1-Anambra
1-Plateau
1-Niger

4971 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1070
Deaths: 164 pic.twitter.com/jcwyRPnAvv

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 13, 2020

 

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A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/k0bFN61BKX

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 13, 2020

Since the federal government eased the lockdown last week Monday, there have been reports of Nigerians flouting safety guidelines put in place by the government to combat the spread of the dreaded virus.

The government had announced mandatory precautions including wearing of face masks in public and social distancing.