COVID-19: 245 new cases reported in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has released figures of new coronavirus infections.

According to the tweet from NCDC, on May 4, Nigeria has 245 new cases.

The tweet reads: 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 https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1257441511056248833?s=19

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 https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1257446753995030535?s=19

Highlights On the 4th of May 2020, 245 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

Till date, 2802 cases have been confirmed, 417 cases have been discharged and 93 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory The 245 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos(76), Katsina(37), Kano(23), FCT(19), Jigawa(32), Borno(18), Edo(10), Bauchi(9), Adamawa(6) Oyo(5), Ogun(5), Ekiti(1), Osun(1), Benue(1), Niger(1), Zamfara(1) https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/