COVID-19: Nigeria records 338 new cases, total infections 5959

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

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