The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 245 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, May 22.
It raises the country’s cumulative number of people infected with coronavirus to 7261.
A total 131 of the new infections were confirmed in Lagos, where more than 16,000 tests have been done.
A breakdown of the latest numbers by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control shows:
16-Jigawa
13-Ogun
12-Borno
9-Kaduna
9-Oyo
9-Rivers
9-Ebonyi
8-Kano
7-Kwara
5-Katsina
3-Akwa Ibom
3-Sokoto
2-Bauchi
2-Yobe
1-Anambra
1-Gombe
1-Niger
1-Ondo
1-Plateau
1-FCT
1-Bayelsa
Beyond the active cases, 2007 people have been discharged from hospital after treatment.
The death toll has risen to 221.
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The NCDC made this known via their verified twitter handle yesterday night.
245 new cases of #COVID19;
131-Lagos
16-Jigawa
13-Ogun
12-Borno
9-Kaduna
9-Oyo
9-Rivers
9-Ebonyi
8-Kano
7-Kwara
5-Katsina
3-Akwa Ibom
3-Sokoto
2-Bauchi
2-Yobe
1-Anambra
1-Gombe
1-Niger
1-Ondo
1-Plateau
1-FCT
1-Bayelsa
7261 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2007
Deaths: 221 pic.twitter.com/ITAGBMdXtB— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 22, 2020