COVID-19 Update: Nigeria Records 245 New Cases, Tally Hits 7,261
BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the 245 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Friday have brought the total number of infections to 7261 cases in the country.
The NCDC said on its twitter handle late Friday night that; “On the 22nd of May 2020, 245 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
With Cross River and Kogi still the only states standing clean of the coronavirus, NCDC said; “No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 7261 cases have been confirmed, 2007 cases have been discharged and 221 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
The breakdown of 245 new cases reported from 22 states showed thus: Lagos (131), Jigawa (16), Ogun (13), Borno (12), Kaduna (9), Oyo (9), Rivers (9), Ebonyi (9), Kano (8), Kwara (7) and Katsina (5).
Others are: Akwa Ibom (3), Sokoto (3), Bauchi (2), Yobe (2), Anambra (1), Gombe (1), Niger (1), Ondo (1), Plateau (1), FCT (1), Bayelsa (1)
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 3,224 | 2,600 | 582 | 42 |
| Kano | 883 | 714 | 133 | 36 |
| FCT | 447 | 290 | 143 | 14 |
| Katsina | 308 | 243 | 51 | 14 |
| Borno | 247 | 111 | 111 | 25 |
| Jigawa | 241 | 159 | 78 | 4 |
| Bauchi | 230 | 69 | 156 | 5 |
| Oyo | 199 | 146 | 49 | 4 |
| Ogun | 196 | 93 | 97 | 6 |
| Kaduna | 179 | 90 | 84 | 5 |
| Gombe | 145 | 50 | 92 | 3 |
| Edo | 144 | 99 | 39 | 6 |
| Sokoto | 116 | 23 | 80 | 13 |
| Rivers | 89 | 59 | 23 | 7 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 8 | 63 | 5 |
| Kwara | 73 | 47 | 25 | 1 |
| Plateau | 71 | 52 | 18 | 1 |
| Yobe | 47 | 33 | 8 | 6 |
| 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 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| Niger | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| Ebonyi | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Akwa Ibom | 21 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Ekiti | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Enugu | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Abia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Imo | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Anambra | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Benue | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
