The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Saturday night announced the confirmation of 176 new Coronavirus disease cases in the country.
Also, data from the disease agency shows that in the last 24 hours, 152 patients recovered from the deadly virus and have been discharged while 5 new deaths were recorded.
With the new 176 cases, the country now has a total of 5621 cases confirmed, while 1472 have been discharged with 176 deaths recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 176 new cases are reported from 14 states: Lagos(95), Oyo(31), FCT(11), Niger(8),Borno(8), Jigawa(6), Kaduna(4), Anambra(3), Edo(2), Rivers(2), Nasarawa(2), Bauchi(2),Benue(1), Zamfara(1).
For breakdown of cases by states see the below chart of the NCDC.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/nZhYONmo3U
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 16, 2020
