NCDC Confirms 265 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 7526
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest report on the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria has confirmed 7,526 cases as at May 23rd.
Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa has conducted about 43,000 tests for the virus. Of the total confirmed cases, NCDC noted 2,174 patients were lucky to recover from the infection and unfortunately, 221 people lost their lives to the virus.
Lagos State, the epicentre of the disease in Nigeria recorded 133 new cases while Oyo recorded 32.
Other states with new cases along with Lagos and Oyo, that totalled 265 (total newly confirmed cases) include: 28-Edo; 23-Ogun; 22-FCT; 6-Plateau; 5-Kaduna; 3-Borno; 3-Niger; 2-Kwara; 2-Bauchi; 2-Anambra; 2-Enugu.
The global number of novel coronavirus cases has passed 5.3 million with more than 343,000 deaths, according to a tally from official sources.
