Nigeria Records 245 New Covid-19 Cases, Total Now 2802

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 245 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.


NCDC on Monday via their twitter handle revealed that, 76 cases were in Lagos, 37-Katsina, 32-Jigawa, 23-Kano, 19-FCT, 18-Borno, 10-Edo, 9-Bauchi, 6-Adamawa, 5-Oyo and Ogun, 1-Ekiti, Osun, Benue, Niger and Zamfara.


According to them there are total 2802 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, 417 discharged with 93 deaths.

245 new cases of #COVID19;

76-Lagos
37-Katsina
32-Jigawa
23-Kano
19-FCT
18-Borno
10-Edo
9-Bauchi
6-Adamawa
5-Oyo
5-Ogun
1-Ekiti
1-Osun
1-Benue
1-Niger
1-Zamfara

2802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 417
Deaths: 93 pic.twitter.com/IkHR3dpcVV

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 4, 2020

See breakdown below

Nine cases previously announced as discharged cases, were reported in error. Therefore, there are 417 cases that have been discharged

One case reported in Nasarawa was a repeat test. The state has a total of 11 confirmed cases.

Nine cases previously announced as discharged cases, were reported in error. Therefore, there are 417 cases that have been discharged

One case reported in Nasarawa was a repeat test. The state has a total of 11 confirmed caseshttps://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd pic.twitter.com/yKYwuQ9djm

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 4, 2020