The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 176 new Coronavirus infections in the country even as 152 patients are discharged nationwide.
The number of new infections in 112 cases less than the highest figure of 288 in one week that was recorded on Friday.
The 176 new Coronavirus cases include 95 in Lagos, 31 in Oyo, 11 in FCT, 8 each in Niger and Borno, 6 in Jigawa and 4 in Kaduna.
Anambra has 3 new Coronavirus cases, 2 each in Edo, Rivers, Nasarawa and Bauchi with 1 each in Benue and Zamfara
Oyo has becomes one of the 12 states with over 100 confirmed Covid-19 cases as its 31 new infections have pushed its total number of cases to 107.
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There are now 5,621 confirmed cases in Nigeria with 5 new fatalities bringing death toll to 176.
176 new cases of #COVID19;
95-Lagos
31-Oyo
11-FCT
8-Niger
8-Borno
6-Jigawa
4-Kaduna
3-Anambra
2-Edo
2-Rivers
2-Nasarawa
2-Bauchi
1-Benue
1-Zamfara
5621 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1472
Deaths: 176 pic.twitter.com/VBFAS6YQYJ
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 16, 2020(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
