The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC reports two hundred and eighty four (284) new cases of COVID-19.
The NCDC tweeted that the cases were reported as follows;
199-Lagos
26-Rivers
19-Oyo
8-FCT
8-Borno
7-Plateau
6-Jigawa
5-Kano
2-Abia
1-Ekiti
1-Delta
1-Kwara
1-Taraba
The total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria now stands at six thousand, six hundred and seventy seven (6677), 1840 has been discharged and the number of deaths increased to 200.
284 new cases of #COVID19;
199-Lagos
26-Rivers
19-Oyo
8-FCT
8-Borno
7-Plateau
6-Jigawa
5-Kano
2-Abia
1-Ekiti
1-Delta
1-Kwara
1-Taraba6677 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1840
Deaths: 200 pic.twitter.com/awxMgfp7U5— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 20, 2020
Below is the breakdown of the cases according to states;
The NCDC also apologized to Zamfara state for the error in the number of cases in the state.
“On the 18th of May, 8 new cases in Zamfara were erroneously announced
“Therefore, as at the 20th of May 2020, Zamfara has recorded a total of 76 confirmed cases
“We apologise to @Zamfara_state for this error and reiterate our commitment to accurate & transparent reporting of data,” NCDC tweeted.
