COVID-19: Nigeria records 248 new cases and 17 deaths

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that 248 new cases of Coronavirus has been confirmed in different states in the country.

The cases were broken down according to states and the FCT as follows; 81-Lagos – 81, Jigawa – 35, Borno – 26, Kano – 26, Bauchi – 20, FCT – 13, Edo – 12, Sokoto – 10, Zamfara – 7, Kwara – 4, Kebbi – 4, Gombe – 2, Taraba – 2, Ogun – 2, Ekiti – 2, Osun – 1, Bayelsa – 1.

17 deaths were also recorded on Sunday, May 10.

The NCDC also rectified an error it made in its announcement on Saturday May 9. According to the health agency, FCT recorded 13 discharged cases and 2 deaths on May 9, 2020 and not 32 discharge cases as earlier announced.

As at Sunday May 10, Nigeria has a total of 4399 cases of Coronavirus. 778 patients have been discharged and 143 deaths have been recorded.

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