COVID-19: 184 New Cases Inch Infections Closer To 5,000 Cases

By: Babajide Okeowo

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May 14, 2020

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed that the country recorded 184 new cases of COVID-19 cases in 21 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) on Wednesday, May 13, 2020.

This brings the total number of infections of coronavirus cases in the country to 4, 971 which is 29 cases short of 5000.

This was announced by the agency via its official verified Twitter handle on Wednesday night.

Six fresh deaths were recorded while a total of 111 recoveries were also recorded, bringing the country’s total to 1,070.

Lagos recorded its lowest number of cases in one week on Wednesday with 51 confirmed cases followed by Jigawa and Bauch with 23 and 16 cases respectively.

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Katsina, Kano, FCT, and Rivers States had 16, 14, 10, and 10 cases respectively. Kwara followed with 9 cases, Delta 5, Kaduna, 5, and Sokoto with 4 cases. Oyo, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Osun and Ondo had 4, 3, 3, 2 cases respectively.

6 states, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Anambra, Plateau, and Niger States all have one case each.

As of May 13, 2020, 4,971 cases have been confirmed in 34 states and the FCT.

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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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