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

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May 7, 2020

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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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With a career spanning over a decade spent across the Business, Political and Entertainment beats of prominent media organizations in Nigeria, Babajide Okeowo has carved a niche for himself as a Journalist of repute. As a newsroom guru, he has penned several weighty narratives and designed content that speak to a news medium's values, vision and mission while ensuring that the content resonate pretty well with a variety of critical audiences across Nigeria and beyond. A consummate storyteller whose coverage of the business industry is valuable, Okeowo is blessed with a vast analytical mind and data interpretation skills. In his spare time, he interprets data for a Leading American University while also volunteering for a Non-Governmental Organization on Mindset Transformation. Okeowo is the Content Editor of The New Diplomat.

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