The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 338 new cases of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, bringing the total infection to 5959.
The NCDC confirmed this in a tweet on its official handle late Sunday.
According to NCDC, Lagos has the highest cases, with 177 new cases, followed by Kano, who recorded 64 cases.
Its tweeted: 338 new cases of #COVID19;
177-Lagos
64-Kano
21-FCT
16-Rivers
14-Plateau
11-Oyo
9-Katsina
4-Jigawa
4-Kaduna
3-Abia
3-Bauchi
3-Borno
2-Gombe
2-Akwa Ibom
2-Delta
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi
1-Sokoto
5959 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1594
Deaths: 182 pic.twitter.com/1nC9HjskN3
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 17, 2020