The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 17 deaths on Sunday, the highest figure of deaths recorded in one day since the outbreak of Coronavirus was recorded in Nigeria.
NCDC, in its daily update, confirmed 284 new cases in the country bringing the total number to 4,399.
It said the 248 new cases were reported from 17 states: Lagos – 81, Jigawa – 35, Borno – 26, Kano – 26, Bauchi – 20,FCT – 13, Edo – 12, Sokoto – 10, Zamfara – 7, Kwara – 4, Kebbi – 4, Gombe – 2, Taraba – 2, Ogun – 2, Ekiti – 2, Osun – 1 and Bayelsa – 1.
248 new cases of #COVID19;
81-Lagos
35-Jigawa
26-Borno
26-Kano
20-Bauchi
13-FCT
12-Edo
10-Sokoto
7-Zamfara
4-Kwara
4-Kebbi
2-Gombe
2-Taraba
2-Ogun
2-Ekiti
1-Osun
1-Bayelsa4399 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 778
Deaths: 143 pic.twitter.com/EXkXbq690g— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 10, 2020
A check on the website of the centre shows that of the 143 deaths recorded in the country, 33 were recorded in Lagos State follow by Kano with 26 deaths and Borno (16).
The other States with the record of deaths are Sokoto (12), Kastina (10), FCT (6), Ogun (5), Edo (4), Osun (4), Zamfara (3), Delta (3), Kebbi (3), Kaduna (3), Nasarawa (2), Jigawa (2), Oyo (2), Rivers (2), Akwa-Ibom (2), Ekiti (1) Kwara (1), Bauchi (1), Gombe (1), and Yobe (1).
Globally, the confirmed cases of COVID-19 stand at 4,102,955, while the global death toll has reached 282,719, according to Johns Hopkins University.
