Coronavirus Nigeria Update: Total cases exceed 5,000 as 193 new ones discovered

Nigeria has recorded an additional 193 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).

The total number of confirmed cases in the country has now gone up to above 5000, according to data reported by the NCDC through its verified Twitter handle during its nightly Coronavirus in Nigeria updates.

The data shows that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria as of Thursday, 14 May 2020 was 5,162. Meanwhile, 1,180 patients have recovered and have been discharged from coronavirus isolation centres while 167 patients died.

The spread of the virus has grown rapidly since it was first announced in Nigeria in February 2020, only a few months after the outbreak started in Wuhan, China.

“193 new cases of #COVID19;

58-Lagos
46-Kano
35-Jigawa
12-Yobe
9-FCT
7-Ogun
5-Plateau
5-Gombe
4-Imo
3-Edo
3-Kwara
3-Borno
1-Bauchi
1-Nasarawa
1-Ondo

5162 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1180
Deaths: 167,” NCDC writes on its official Twitter handle.

193 new cases of #COVID19;

58-Lagos
46-Kano
35-Jigawa
12-Yobe
9-FCT
7-Ogun
5-Plateau
5-Gombe
4-Imo
3-Edo
3-Kwara
3-Borno
1-Bauchi
1-Nasarawa
1-Ondo

5162 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1180
Deaths: 167 pic.twitter.com/HCuipTKg6Y

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 14, 2020

The NCDC also apologised for wrong figures it reported on Wednesday night, 13 May 2020. According to the NCDC, two cases reported for Kaduna on that date were repeat tests. Also, for the cases breakdown by state, visit covid19.ncdc.gov.ng.

Two cases reported yesterday from Kaduna, were repeat tests. Therefore, Kaduna has a total of 114 confirmed cases

We apologise to @contactkdsg and remain committed to ensuring the release of accurate & reliable data

Breakdown of cases by state: https://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 14, 2020