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Nigeria Reports 313 More COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Hit 7,839

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Coronavirus cases in Nigeria increased further on Sunday with 313 cases reported by the country, despite efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic.

The new cases, confirmed by specialist agency the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Twitter took the country’s total infections to 7,389 out of which 2,263 have been discharged with 226 losing their lives.

Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 12 states and the FCT with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 148 cases.

313 new cases of #COVID19;

 

148-Lagos

36-FCT

27-Rivers

19-Edo

13-Kano

12-Ogun

11-Ebonyi

8-Nasarawa

8-Delta

7-Oyo

6- Plateau

5-Kaduna

4-Kwara

3-Akwa Ibom

3-Bayelsa

2-Niger

1-Anambra

 

7839 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria

Discharged: 2263

Deaths: 226 pic.twitter.com/9xnlCpT902

 

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 24, 2020