BREAKING: Abia State Records 3 New Cases As NCDC Confirms 388 Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said three hundred and thirty eight (338) new cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Nigeria.

In the new confirmed cases, Abia State recorded 3 new cases while Rivers now has 16 new cases.

The NCDC tweeted that the cases were reported as follows;

177-Lagos
64-Kano
21-FCT
16-Rivers
14-Plateau

11-Oyo
9-Katsina
4-Jigawa
4-Kaduna
3-Abia

3-Bauchi
3-Borno
2-Gombe
2-Akwa Ibom
2-Delta

1-Ondo
1-Kebbi
1-Sokoto

The total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria now stands at Five thousand, nine hundred and fifty nine (5959), 1594 has been discharged and the number of deaths increased to 182.

338 new cases of #COVID19;

177-Lagos
64-Kano
21-FCT
16-Rivers
14-Plateau
11-Oyo
9-Katsina
4-Jigawa
4-Kaduna
3-Abia
3-Bauchi
3-Borno
2-Gombe
2-Akwa Ibom
2-Delta
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi
1-Sokoto

5959 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1594
Deaths: 182 pic.twitter.com/1nC9HjskN3

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 17, 2020

Below is breakdown of the cases according to states;