COVID 19: 381 new cases recorded as figures rise to 3526

Babajide Okeowo
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Nigeria recorded her highest figures of COVID 19 cases so far as 381 new cases were recorded Thursday, May 7, 2020, pushing the total figures of cases to 3526.

According to figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official handle, Lagos State once again topped the chart with 183 infections followed by Kano with 55 cases.

Jigawa had 44 cases, Zamfara 19, Bauchi 19 while Katsina recorded 11 cases.

The others were Borno 9, Kwara 8, Kaduna 7, Gombe 6, and Ogun with 5 cases.

Sokoto recorded 4 cases, Oyo 3, Rivers 3, Niger 2, Akwa Ibom 1, Enugu 1, and Plateau 1 case respectively.

601 patients have been discharged so far while 107 people have lost their lives to the pandemic.

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