The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recorded 148 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2,950.
NCDC announced this on its website on Tuesday night.
“On the 5th of May 2020, 148 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“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 146 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos(43), Kano(32), Katsina(9), FCT(10), Zamfara(14), Taraba(7), Borno(6), Ogun(6), Oyo(5), Edo(3), Kaduna(3), Adamawa(2), Gombe(2), Plateau(1), Sokoto(1), Kebbi(1), Bauchi (3)”
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-Kebbi2950 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 481
Deaths: 98 pic.twitter.com/0WhwE3fe4V— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 5, 2020