UPDATE - Nigeria’s COVID-19 Patient Peak 3,000 As Death Count Hits 103

The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country has surged past the mark of

3,000.

This follows the latest update on the outbreak released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night.

According to the health agency, 195 new cases of COVID-19 were reported across 12 states of the Federation, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.

While the government is gradually easing the lockdown, Lagos has the highest figure of new infections with 82 cases, followed by Kano which has 30.

Zamfara also reported 19 new cases, Sokoto has 18, Borno recorded 10, FCT has nine, and Oyo reported eight infections.

The remaining states are Kebbi – five, Gombe – five, Ogun – four, Katsina – three, Kaduna – one, and Adamawa – one.

According to the NCDC, Nigeria recorded five new deaths, raising the number of those who have died from the disease.

On a positive note, 53 more COVID-19 patients have been discharged after they tested negative twice for the disease.

Of the total figure, 37 people comprising 19 females and 18 males. including an Indian national recovered in Lagos.

A spokesman for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Gboyega Akosile, explained in a tweet that the patients were discharged from the isolation facilities at Yaba, Onikan, and Eti-Osa (LandMark) to reunite with the society.

My dear Lagosians,

Today, 37 more #COVID19 patients have been discharged from our isolation facilities at Yaba, Onikan and Eti-Osa (LandMark) to reunite with the society. There are 19 females and 18 males including 1 Indian.

— Gboyega Akosile (@gboyegaakosile) May 6, 2020

See the case summary of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria below:

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	1,308	920	358	30
Kano	427	408	6	13
FCT	316	272	40	4
Borno	116	102	0	14
Gombe	103	103	0	0
Katsina	95	79	8	8
Ogun	95	75	18	2
Kaduna	85	74	10	1
Sokoto	85	76	1	8
Bauchi	83	77	6	0
Edo	65	51	10	4
Oyo	52	39	11	2
Zamfara	46	44	0	2
Jigawa	39	38	0	1
Osun	37	3	30	4
Kebbi	18	18	0	0
Delta	17	12	2	3
Akwa Ibom	16	4	10	2
Kwara	16	8	8	0
Taraba	15	15	0	0
Adamawa	15	15	0	0
Rivers	14	10	2	2
Yobe	13	12	0	1
Ondo	13	7	6	0
Ekiti	12	9	2	1
Nasarawa	11	10	0	1
Enugu	8	6	2	0
Bayelsa	5	5	0	0
Ebonyi	5	5	0	0
Plateau	4	4	0	0
Niger	4	3	1	0
Benue	2	2	0	0
Imo	2	1	1	0
Abia	2	1	1	0
Anambra	1	0	1	0

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