Coronavirua update: 226 new cases confirmed in Nigeria; total hits 6,401

Nigeria has recorded an additional 226 new cases of Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, in the country, according to the latest coronavirus in Nigeria update by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).

Through its official Twitter handle, NCDC confirmed that the total number of confirmed cases now sits at 6,401 cases. This was revealed through the handle’s nightly Coronavirus updates.

Taking to its official Twitter handle, the NCDC writes: “226 new cases of #COVID19;

131-Lagos
25-Ogun
15-Plateau
11-Edo
7-Kaduna
6-Oyo
5-FCT
5-Adamawa
4-Jigawa
4-Ebonyi
4-Borno
3-Nasarawa
2-Bauchi
2-Gombe
1-Enugu
1-Bayelsa

6401 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1734
Deaths: 192″

226 new cases of #COVID19;

131-Lagos
25-Ogun
15-Plateau
11-Edo
7-Kaduna
6-Oyo
5-FCT
5-Adamawa
4-Jigawa
4-Ebonyi
4-Borno
3-Nasarawa
2-Bauchi
2-Gombe
1-Enugu
1-Bayelsa

6401 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1734
Deaths: 192 pic.twitter.com/KJeNRAKFVG

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 19, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd pic.twitter.com/KlrqsTT0Ib

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 19, 2020