Nigeria Records 148 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The new cases come amid calls to tighten lockdown measures.

Nigeria has recorded 148 new cases of coronavirus.

This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

In a tweet late on May 5, it says Nigeria’s confirmed cases have increased to 2,950.

NCDC added that deaths related to the virus were 98.

According to the Centre, 481 persons have been discharged.

*Below is the breakdown of the new cases*

43-Lagos
32-Kano
14-Zamfara
10-FCT
9-Katsina
7-Taraba
6-Borno
6-Ogun
5-Oyo
3-Edo
3-Kaduna
3-Bauchi
2-Adamawa
2-Gombe
1-Plateau
1-Sokoto
1-Kebbi

148 new cases of #COVID19;

43-Lagos
32-Kano
14-Zamfara
10-FCT
9-Katsina
7-Taraba
6-Borno
6-Ogun
5-Oyo
3-Edo
3-Kaduna
3-Bauchi
2-Adamawa
2-Gombe
1-Plateau
1-Sokoto
1-Kebbi

2950 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 481
Deaths: 98 pic.twitter.com/0WhwE3fe4V

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 5, 2020