May 20, 2020

COVID 19: Nigeria Reports 284 Fresh Cases As Total Infections Hit 6,677

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Nigeria, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 recorded fresh 284 Coronavirus cases.

The new cases, confirmed by specialist agency the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC via its verified Twitter handle took the country’s total infections to 6,677 out of which 1,840 have been discharged with 200 deaths.

Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 12 states and the FCT with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 199 cases.

284 new cases of #COVID19;

199-Lagos
26-Rivers
19-Oyo
8-FCT
8-Borno
7-Plateau
6-Jigawa
5-Kano
2-Abia
1-Ekiti
1-Delta
1-Kwara
1-Taraba

6677 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1840
Deaths: 200 pic.twitter.com/awxMgfp7U5

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 20, 2020

A further breakdown of the figures showed that Rivers had 26 new cases, Oyo 19 cases, the FCT and Borno eight each, Plateau seven, Jigawa six, Kano, five, Abia two, and the quartet of Ekiti, Delta, Kwara, and Taraba each recorded one case.

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