As Nigeria continues to count numbers, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 148 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total figures to 2,950.
The NCDC disclosed this on its website and its official Twitter handle on Tuesday night.
It wrote:
“On the 5th of May 2020, 148 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
“Till date, 2950 cases have been confirmed, 481 cases have been discharged and 98 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 148 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos(43), Kano(32), Katsina(9), FCT(10), Zamfara(14), Taraba(7), Borno(7), Ogun(6), Oyo(5), Edo(3), Kaduna(3), Adamawa(2), Gombe(2), Plateau(1), Sokoto(1), Kebbi(1)”
148 new cases of #COVID19;
43-Lagos
32-Kano
14-Zamfara
10-FCT
9-Katsina
7-Taraba
6-Borno
6-Ogun
5-Oyo
3-Edo
3-Kaduna
3-Bauchi
2-Adamawa
2-Gombe
1-Plateau
1-Sokoto
1-Kebbi
2950 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 481
Deaths: 98 pic.twitter.com/0WhwE3fe4V
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 5, 2020
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