216 new cases of COVID 19 infections was recorded on Monday, May 18, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed.
In a tweet via its official handle, the NCDC said 74 new cases were found in Lagos, 33 in Katsina, 19 in Oyo, and 17 in Kano.
Other states with new cases include Edo with 13, Zamfara 10, the trio of Ogun, Gombe and Borno with eight, the duo of Bauchi and Kwara with seven, the FCT with four, Kaduna and Enugu with three and Rivers state with two new cases.
The health agency also reported that 1,644 cases have now been successfully treated and discharged, while 191 persons have died.
