COVID-19: Nigeria’s active cases now 3,737 as confirmed infections hits 4,971

COVID-19: Nigeria’s active cases now 3,737 as confirmed infections hits 4,971

 

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says the country’s active COVID-19 infections now stands at 3,737.

This was contained in NCDC’s COVID-19 situation report for 13th May, 2020.

The Centre noted that 1,070 cases have been discharged and 164 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“184 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria and no new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. Till date, 4,971 cases have been confirmed”.

With 29,408 samples tested, the nation’s COVID-19 cases now 4,971.

However, 184 new cases are reported from 22 states- 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), Anambra(1), Plateau (1), Niger (1)