The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 339 new cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria, bring the country to the total number of 7016 infections.
The NCDC announced this via its Twitter on Thursday night.
NCDC on its website revealed the confirmed cases per state: “On the 21st of May 2020, 339 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 7016 cases have been confirmed, 1907 cases have been discharged and 211 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 339 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos(139), Kano(28), Oyo(28), Edo(25), Katsina(22), Kaduna(18), Jigawa (14), Yobe(13), Plateau (13), FCT(11), Gombe(8), Ogun(5), Bauchi(4), Nasarawa(4), Delta(3), Ondo(2), Rivers(1), Adamawa(1)
Here is the breakdown of coronavirus cases according to NCDC:
COVID-19 NIGERIA
Friday 5:18 pm 22 May 2020
Samples Tested
41,907
Confirmed Cases
7,016
Active Cases
4,898
Discharged Cases
1,907
Death
211
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 3,093 | 2,471 | 582 | 40 |
| Kano | 875 | 716 | 123 | 36 |
| FCT | 446 | 290 | 142 | 14 |
| Katsina | 303 | 239 | 51 | 13 |
| Borno | 235 | 122 | 89 | 24 |
| Bauchi | 228 | 90 | 133 | 5 |
| Jigawa | 225 | 143 | 78 | 4 |
| Oyo | 190 | 137 | 49 | 4 |
| Ogun | 183 | 104 | 73 | 6 |
| Kaduna | 170 | 82 | 84 | 4 |
| Edo | 144 | 99 | 39 | 6 |
| Gombe | 144 | 49 | 92 | 3 |
| Sokoto | 113 | 25 | 75 | 13 |
| Rivers | 80 | 52 | 21 | 7 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 8 | 63 | 5 |
| Plateau | 70 | 55 | 14 | 1 |
| Kwara | 66 | 40 | 25 | 1 |
| Yobe | 45 | 39 | 5 | 1 |
| Osun | 42 | 5 | 33 | 4 |
| Nasarawa | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| Kebbi | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| Delta | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 |
| Adamawa | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| Ondo | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| Niger | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| Ekiti | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Akwa Ibom | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Enugu | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Ebonyi | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Imo | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Abia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Benue | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Anambra | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |