COVID-19: Nigeria records 226 new cases, total infections now 6,401

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 226 new cases of the COVID-19 in Nigeria, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 6,401.

The NCDC disclosed this late on Tuesday via its verified Twitter handle.

NCDC also confirmed that a total number of 1,734 persons have recovered from the virus, with the country recording a total of COVID-19 related death of 192.

The breakdown of the 226 new cases of #COVID19;

131-Lagos
25-Ogun
15-Plateau
11-Edo
7-Kaduna
6-Oyo
5-FCT
5-Adamawa
4-Jigawa
4-Ebonyi
4-Borno
3-Nasarawa
2-Bauchi
2-Gombe
1-Enugu
1-Bayelsa

6401 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1734
Deaths: 192 pic.twitter.com/KJeNRAKFVG

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 19, 2020

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