The total number of discharged Coronavirus patients in Nigeria jumps to 1,070 as 111 go home after their successful treatment. The higher number may not be unconnected with the review in the discharge procedure where patients are to be allowed to go home after one negative test while at the treatment centre instead of the previous two.
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From the new figures, the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Lagos State is now 2,041 and 707 in Kano State.
Meanwhile, more states have recorded new infections as NCDC confirms 184 new cases in 22 states across the country.
The 184 new Coronavirus cases are 51 in Lagos, 23 in Jigawa, 16 each in Bauchi and Katsina, 14 in Kano, 10 each in FCT and Rivers, 9 in Kwara, 5 each in Delta and Kaduna.
Sokoto and Oyo have 4 new cases each, 3 each in Kebbi, Nasarawa and Osun, 2 in Ondo, 1 each in Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Anambra, Plateau and Niger.
All the states that have been affected by Coronavirus in Nigeria now have more than just 1 confirmed Coronavirus case with Abia and Anambra having the lowest number of 2 infections each.
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There are 6 new fatalities in the country bringing the Coronavirus death toll to 164.
184 new cases of #COVID19;
51-Lagos
23-Jigawa
16-Bauchi
16-Katsina
14-Kano
10-FCT
10-Rivers
9-Kwara
5-Delta
5-Kaduna
4-Sokoto
4-Oyo
3-Kebbi
3-Nasarawa
3-Osun
2-Ondo
1-Ebonyi
1-Edo
1-Enugu
1-Anambra
1-Plateau
1-Niger
4971 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1070
Deaths: 164 pic.twitter.com/jcwyRPnAvv
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 13, 2020(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
