Nigeria has recorded 389 new cases of the deadly coronavirus. This brings the total number of cases in Nigeria to 8733.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control took to its official Instagram account to announce the new cases.
According to the NCDC, 389 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.
Of the 389 cases, 256 cases were recorded in Lagos, 13 in Katsina, 23 in Edo, 22 in River, 14 Kano, 13 in Adamawa.
Furthermore, 11 in Akwa Ibom, 11 in Kaduna, 7 in Kwara, 6 in Nasarawa; 2 in Plateau, 2 in Abia, 2 in Delta, 2 in Benue, 2 in Niger, 2 Kogi-2 in Oyo, 2 in Imo, 1 in Borno, 1 in Ogun and 1 in Anambra State.
In total, Nigeria has recorded 8733 cases of COVID-19. 2501 patients have been discharged from various Isolation centres across the country.
254 deaths have been recorded across the country.
Kogi state has also recorded its first cases of the deadly virus. This means that all the 36 states of the Federation now have confirmed cases of the deadly virus.
389 new cases of #COVID19;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 27, 2020
Lagos-256
Katsina-23
Edo-22
Rivers-14
Kano-13
Adamawa-11
Akwa Ibom-11
Kaduna-7
Kwara-6
Nasarawa-6
Gombe-2
Plateau-2
Abia-2
Delta-2
Benue-2
Niger-2
Kogi-2
Oyo-2
Imo-1
Borno-1
Ogun-1
Anambra-1
8733 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 2501
Deaths: 254 pic.twitter.com/zMOY2YKAX1